Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

E7♭5E Dominant 7th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

E7♭5 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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 Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
E Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 15 15 16) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

E7♭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 Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 3 3 4) in Chicago (DGBE)
E Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 15 15 16) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How E7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgybluesyhazy
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2
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