E m7b5 Chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele

How to play the E m7b5 chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

E m7b5 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G open, C 2nd fret, E open, A 1st fret.

The E m7b5 chord is a half-diminished (m7b5) chord, central to the minor ii–V–i. It is built from the notes E, G, A#, D. This page shows how to play E m7b5 on Taro-Patch Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The G and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 2-fret stretch. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from D4 up to A#4.

Taro-Patch Ukulele is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.