E 7 flat 5 Guitar Chord

E7♭5 7ths · 4 notes ·Symbol : 7♭5

Chord Notes

E R
Ab 3
Bb ♯11
D ♭7

Solfège : Mi – Lab – Sib – Ré

Chord Structure

E 2T Ab T Bb 2T D

About this chord

The 7♭5 chord replaces the perfect fifth with a diminished fifth, adding a second tritone to the V7 tension. It is interchangeable with the V7 a tritone away (tritone substitution), making it central to jazz reharmonization. Its compact voicings on the middle 4 strings are very effective.

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