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Ebm7b5 Piano Chord

A key chord of minor jazz. Occurs naturally as the ii chord in minor keys (in ii–V–i progressions). Less tense than the fully diminished seventh chord.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Eb4 · Gb4 · A4 · Db5

How to play the Ebm7b5 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Eb4, Gb4, A4 and Db5. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Ebm7b5 chord

Other names: Eb minor 7th flat 5, Eb half-diminished, Ebø7, Ebm7♭5

Music theory name: half-diminished seventh chord

Common name: Eb half-diminished chord

Notes and intervals in the Ebm7b5 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
Gb Minor 3rd
A Diminished 5th
Db Minor 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
Gb4 · A4 · Db5 · Eb5
2nd inversion
A4 · Db5 · Eb5 · Gb5

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys