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Drop D tuning

E#m7b5 on guitar

E#m7b5 is a half-diminished, spelled E#, G#, B and D#. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 32110x, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteE#G#BD#
Interval1P3m5d7m

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.

E# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
32110xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, open position, capo 01234
xx3444sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 6, capo 06fr3142
x86807sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 8, capo 08fr23
x8989xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8 and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 4, capo 04fr234
x66464sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 9, capo 09fr324
911910011sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9 and lets 1 string ring open
E# half-diminished, position 13, capo 013fr32
151413130xsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 11, capo 011fr1234
x111313013sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 12, capo 012fr2314
xx13131213sits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 10, capo 010fr2413
x111310011sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, open position, capo 032
3211xxsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, open position, capo 0324
321104sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and lets 1 string ring open

Keys E#m7b5 belongs to

E#m7b5 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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