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E half-diminished arpeggio for guitar (Em7♭5)

Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the E half-diminished arpeggio (Em7♭5): E · G · A# · D.

Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Em7♭5
EGA#D
E
B
G
D
A
E
EGA#DEGDEGA#DGA#DEGA#DEGA#DEA#DEGA#EGA#DEG35791512
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Legend

E
Root
· R
G
Third
· ♭3
A#
Fifth
· ♭5
D
Seventh
· ♭7

Arpeggio sheet

Em7♭5
Formula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Notes in key
E G A# D
Typical use
Over VII° half-diminished; II in a minor key.

E half-diminished

The E half-diminished arpeggio is made up of: E · G · A# · D.

The half-diminished arpeggio (m7♭5): diminished triad plus minor seventh, the chord of the vii degree in a major key and the ii degree in a minor key.