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Emaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–0–1

How to play the Emaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–0–1 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · middle finger

Other names for the Emaj7b5 chord

Other names: E major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: E major 7th flat 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the Emaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G# Major 3rd
Bb Diminished 5th
D# Major 7th

All variations

Open
1–3–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–4–6
Fret 6
9–8–6–6
Fret 6
8–8–6–7

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys