Piano chord
E♭ half-diminished chord
E♭m7♭5 is a half-diminished seventh chord: the root E♭, a minor 3rd up to G♭, a diminished 5th up to B𝄫 and a minor 7th up to D♭.
- Symbol
- E♭m7♭5
- Notes
- E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫 – D♭
Play it yourself
Tap E♭, G♭, B𝄫 and D♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- E♭
- G♭
- B𝄫
- D♭
Half-diminished chords are a diminished triad with a minor seventh on top. They are the ii chord in minor keys and lead strongly to the dominant.
Inversions of E♭m7♭5
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫 – D♭
- 1st inversion · E♭m7♭5/G♭
G♭ – B𝄫 – D♭ – E♭
- 2nd inversion · E♭m7♭5/B𝄫
B𝄫 – D♭ – E♭ – G♭
- 3rd inversion · E♭m7♭5/D♭
D♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫
Keys with E♭m7♭5
E♭m7♭5 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.