E7b5 Piano Chord
A tense jazz chord with a tritone replacing the perfect fifth. Often serves as a tritone substitution in jazz progressions — replacing the classic dominant seventh chord.
Recommended voicing
E4 · Ab4 · Bb4 · D5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Bb3 · D4 · Ab4
fingers 5–3–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Notation for E7b5 chord
Other names: E 7th flat 5
Music theory name: seventh flat five chord
Common name: E 7b5 chord
Intervals and tones in E7b5 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| E | Root |
| Ab | Major 3rd |
| B | Diminished 5th |
| D | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
Ab4 · Bb4 · D5 · E5
2nd inversion
Bb4 · D5 · E5 · Ab5