Voicing of E Dominant b5

Drop 2 II

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E2
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D4G#4Bb4E5
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Drop 2

The Drop 2 II voicing of E7b5 stacks D, G#, Bb and E from the bottom up: the minor 7th, major 3rd, flat 5th and root of the chord.

It's one of the Drop 2 voicings: four-note chords in close position with the second note from the top dropped an octave, played over the root. The others for E7b5 are Drop 2 I, Drop 2 III and Drop 2 IV.