E Half-Diminished arpeggio

The half-diminished (m7♭5) chord — 1–♭3–♭5–♭7. It is the ii chord of a minor key and the classic setup for a minor ii–V–i in jazz.

NotesE · G · A♯ · D
Formula1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

Every half-diminished chord tone across the neck. Solo with these and you spell the chord — that's the difference between running a scale and playing the changes.

E
B
G
D
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See how to play the chord → · Scale it comes from →