How to Play Piano Chord: E half-diminished 11 — root

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Em11♭5

root position

E half-diminished 11

root position

E, G, B♭, D, F♯, A

The notes of the E major scale are:

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9, 11

D major E · D

D–F♯–A = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step down from the root
G minor E · D

G–A♯–D = ♭3, ♭5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

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