E 7th flat 5 chord on guitar (E7♭5)

E 7th flat 5 is played in open position as 0 1 0 1 3 0: index finger on the A string at fret 1, middle finger on the G string at fret 1 and ring finger on the B string at fret 3. The low E, D and high e strings ring open.

Tip — The hardest part is stretching the ring finger to the 3rd fret on the B string while the index and middle fingers hold the 1st fret on the A and G strings.

E 7th flat 5 is played in open position as 0 1 2 1 3 0: index finger on the A string at fret 1, ring finger on the D string at fret 2, middle finger on the G string at fret 1 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 3. The low E and high e strings ring open.

E 7th flat 5 is played at the 2nd fret as × × 2 3 3 4: index finger on the D string at fret 2, middle finger on the G string at fret 3, ring finger on the B string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 4. The low E and A strings stay muted.

E 7th flat 5 is played at the 7th fret as × 7 8 7 9 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 7, ring finger on the D string at fret 8, middle finger on the G string at fret 7 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 9. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

E 7th flat 5 is played at the 11th fret as 12 11 12 13 11 ×: barre your index finger across fret 11, middle finger on the low E string at fret 12, ring finger on the D string at fret 12 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 13. The high e string stays muted.