Em7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled E, G, Bb and D. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is 210010, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.
Notes and intervals
Note
E
G
Bb
D
Interval
1P
3m
5d
7m
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
210010sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring openx70078sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx70050sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string250050sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 3 strings ring open141300130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open1413001312sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open01009108sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring openxxx9100sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 stringsx70355sits at fret 3, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string141000130sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets and lets 3 strings ring open210012sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open212010sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Keys Em7b5 belongs to
Em7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.