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Harmonic field of Eb major on guitar

Eb major: Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on Eb. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

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 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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