E 7th, Flat 5th Banjo Chord

also known as E dominant 7th flat 5th

your first finger goes on the fifth fret of the second string
your second finger goes on the sixth fret of the first string
your third finger goes on the seventh fret of the third string
your fourth finger goes on the eighth fret of the fourth string

Diagram of an E 7th, flat 5th banjo chord at the 5 fret (second inversion)

Notes in an E 7th, Flat 5th Banjo chord

Root : E

3rd : G#

Diminished 5th : A#

Minor 7th : D

E7♭5/A#

Diagram of an E 7th, flat 5th banjo chord at the 11 fret

E7♭5

Diagram of an E 7th, flat 5th banjo chord at the 11 fret (third inversion)

E7♭5/D

Diagram of an E 7th, flat 5th banjo barre chord at the 2 fret

E7♭5

Dominant seventh flat five chord

In music theory, the dominant seventh flat five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, together with a major third, a diminished fifth, and a minor seventh above the root (1, ♮3, ♭5 and ♭7). This chord is enharmonically equivalent to its own second inversion. That is, it has the same notes as the dominant seventh flat five chord a tritone away (although they may be spelled differently). Because of this property, it readily functions as a pivot chord. It is also frequently encountered in tritone substitutions. In this sense, there are only six "unique" dominant seventh flat five chords.