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Harmonic field of Eb major on electric guitar

Eb major: Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on Eb. On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.

Ebmaj7, x 6 8 7 8 6Ebmaj7613241×EbBbDGBb
I · tonic× 6 8 7 8 6
Fm7, 1 3 1 1 1 1Fm7131111FCEbAbCF
ii · subdominant1 3 1 1 1 1
Gm7, 3 5 3 3 3 3Gm7131111GDFBbDG
iii · tonic3 5 3 3 3 3
Abmaj7, 4 6 5 5 4 4Abmaj74142311AbEbGCEbAb
IV · subdominant4 6 5 5 4 4
Bb7, x 1 3 1 3 1Bb712131×BbFAbDF
V · dominant× 1 3 1 3 1
Cm7, x 3 5 3 4 3Cm713121×CGBbEbG
vi · tonic× 3 5 3 4 3
Dm7b5, x x 0 1 1 1Dm7b5111××DAbCF
vii° · dominant× × 0 1 1 1

These are the first positions of every degree of Eb major on electric guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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