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E♭m7♭5 chord

E♭ Half-Diminished 7th

Ebm7b5 · Root

1Eb4b3Gb4b5B𝄫4b7Db5
C4b5C5C61b3b7

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫 – D♭

Formula

1 – b3 – b5 – b7

Practice Note

The half-diminished chord is the usual iiø7 in a minor-key ii–V–i, commonly paired with Locrian or Locrian natural 2. Its b5 and b7 lead into the dominant; the root may be omitted in a piano voicing when supplied by bass.

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About Ebm7b5

The Ebm7b5 chord sounds dark and ambiguous, the classic jazz ii chord in minor keys. Its notes are Eb, Gb, Bbb, Db. This chord is commonly heard in jazz.

Jazz
All Eb chords (61)

Triads

Eb — MajorEbm — MinorEbdim — DiminishedEbaug — AugmentedEbsus2 — Suspended 2ndEbsus4 — Suspended 4thEb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Eb7 — Dominant 7thEbmaj7 — Major 7thEbm7 — Minor 7thEbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Ebdim7 — Diminished 7thEb6 — Major 6thEbm6 — Minor 6thEb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Eb7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Eb9 — Dominant 9thEbmaj9 — Major 9thEbm9 — Minor 9thEbadd9 — Add 9Ebadd11 — Add 11Ebadd2 — Add 2Ebadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Eb11 — Dominant 11thEb13 — Dominant 13thEb6/9 — 6/9Ebmaj13 — Major 13thEbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Ebm(add9) — Minor Add 9Ebm(add11) — Minor Add 11EbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thEbm11 — Minor 11thEbm13 — Minor 13thEbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Eb7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Eb9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Eb13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Eb9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Eb13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Ebmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Ebmaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11EbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thEbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Eb7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Eb7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Eb13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Eb7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9Eb7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Eb7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Eb7alt — Altered DominantEb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Eb7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Eb7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Eb7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Eb9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Eb9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Eb13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Eb7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Ebaug7 — Augmented 7thEbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thEbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th