Voicing of E Half Diminished

Drop 2 II

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The Drop 2 II voicing of Em7b5 stacks D, G, Bb and E from the bottom up: the minor 7th, minor 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 Em7b5 are Drop 2 I, Drop 2 III and Drop 2 IV.