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Guitar chord · Major 7b5

Ebmaj7b5 chord (Eb Major 7b5)

Major 7th with a lowered 5th: a rare chord with a tritone between the root and the ♭5.

Notes EbGAD
Formula 1 3 ♭5 7
Shapes 3 on this page

Ebmaj7b5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

6th String Root 11 12 12 12 x x
5th String Root x 6 7 7 8 x
4th String Root x x 1 2 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Ebmaj7b5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebmaj7b5

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebmaj7b5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebmaj7b5 chord?
Ebmaj7b5 is Eb, G, A, D: the 1, 3, ♭5, 7 of Eb.
How do you play Ebmaj7b5 on guitar?
6th String Root: 11 12 12 12 x x; 5th String Root: x 6 7 7 8 x; 4th String Root: x x 1 2 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebmaj7b5?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmaj7b5: Eb Lydian, Eb Lydian Augmented, Eb Lydian #2, Eb Lydian Augmented #2, Eb Lydian #2 #6, Eb Leading Whole Tone.

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