Em7♭5 chord on ukulele
Em7♭5 is E, G, B♭ and D. The easiest shape is 0-2-0-1. Tap Play, then slow it down.
0-2-0-1 · open · easy
- Notes
- E · G · B♭ · D
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7
- First shape
- 0-2-0-1
How to play Em7♭5 on ukulele
Shape 1, 0-2-0-1, reading from the G string on the left:
- B♭: index finger, 1st fret of the A string.
- D: middle finger, 2nd fret of the C string.
- Leave the G and E strings open: G and E.
- If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
- Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.
Other ways to play Em7♭5
- 7-7-6-7: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
- 9-10-10-10: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.
Changing from Em7♭5 to the chords around it
These are the changes you'll meet most often with Em7♭5, using the first shape of each chord.
- A7 (the iiø7 of a minor key heads to V7): Em7♭5 (0-2-0-1) to A7 (0-1-0-0): your index finger lands on the C string, 1st fret. E and G carry over from one chord to the other. A7 on ukulele
- Fmaj7 (I in F major): Em7♭5 (0-2-0-1) to Fmaj7 (2-4-1-3): the index finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the ring finger comes down on the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the C string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Shared note: E. Fmaj7 on ukulele
- Am7 (iii in F major): Em7♭5 (0-2-0-1) to Am7 (0-0-0-0): every finger moves. The two chords share E and G, which is why the change sounds smooth. Am7 on ukulele
Em7♭5 is a half-diminished chord (minor seventh flat five). All 4 notes of Em7♭5 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.
Getting Em7♭5 under your fingers
Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: G, D, E, B♭. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Next, alternate 0-2-0-1 and 7-7-6-7, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.
Em7♭5 in context
Em7♭5 on guitar and piano
Switching instruments? Try Em7♭5 on piano or Em7♭5 on guitar, or compare them on the Em7♭5 chord page.
Related E chords on ukulele
Other half-diminished chords
Em7♭5 on ukulele: questions
What notes are in Em7♭5 on ukulele?
E, G, B♭ and D. In the 0-2-0-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D (C string), E (E string, open) and B♭ (A string).
What's the easiest way to play Em7♭5 on ukulele?
0-2-0-1, the shape at the top of this page. It uses open strings, so there is no barre to press.
Is Em7♭5 a barre chord on ukulele?
Not in its common form: 0-2-0-1 needs no barre.
Which string does Em7♭5 start on?
In the 0-2-0-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the minor third.
Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Em7♭5. Updated September 2026.