Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

EM7♭5E Major 7th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
Gtone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭3  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D · G

How to play it

EM7♭5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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 Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 x 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 10 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (11 11 10 10 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

EM7♭5 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 Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 x 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 10 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 10 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 11 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
E Major 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (11 11 10 10 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How EM7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · G
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭3
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