Also Gm6

Em7♭5 (E half-diminished): E G B♭ D. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7. Also Gm6. A diminished triad with a minor 7th: the ii chord of minor keys (iiø7–V7–i) and the vii chord of major ones.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • Em7♭57

    Root position · E G B♭ D

  • Em7♭5/G6/5

    1st inversion · G B♭ D E

  • Em7♭5/B♭4/3

    2nd inversion · B♭ D E G

  • Em7♭5/D4/2

    3rd inversion · D E G B♭

Relatives5

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it3

Cadences1

Cadences it takes part in

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1