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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.

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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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 4.32
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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
xx3444sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 4, open, fret 7 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr3142
x86807sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 9 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 4.8fr23
x8989xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8 and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 4 to 6.4fr234
x66464sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9, fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 1 to 3.9fr324
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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 3 to 4.13fr32
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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1234
x111313013sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2314
xx13131213sits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 1, open, fret 11 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2413
x111310011sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 4.32
3211xxsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and mutes 2 strings
E# half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, open, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 4.324
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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