
The Em7b5 chord is most commonly played with the root note on the 7th fret of the 5th string (2nd shape down, in the picture below).

The chord progression of Em7b5 – A7 – Dm is very common. This is an example of how Em7b5 can sound beautiful in context.Įm7b5 is also commonly used in the key of D minor. Try playing an F chord, then an Em7b5 chord and then return to F. Em7b5 is the 7th chord in the key of F Major. However, when played in the context of other chords, it can sound beautiful.

The half diminished chord can sound like a very dissonant chord, when played in isolation. It can be viewed as an Em7 chord with a flat 5 or an E diminished chord with an added b7.

The Em7b5 chord (E minor 7 flat 5, or E half diminished) contains the notes E, G, Bb and D, which is the 1 (root) b3, b5 and b7 of the E Major scale.
