Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Em7♭13E Minor 7th Flat 13th

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone
F♯tone
Etone

Formula 3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · E

How to play it

Em7♭13 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Minor 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (4 5 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

Em7♭13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Minor 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (4 5 0 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How Em7♭13 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 7 · 2 · 1
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