Chords in the key of Eb major on guitar

The key of Eb major has seven diatonic chords: Eb, Fm Fm Fm Fm, Gm Gm Gm Gm, Ab, Bb, Cm Cm Cm Cm and D°. As sevenths: Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7, Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7, Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7, Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Abmaj7, Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7, Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 and Dm7b5. They come from the Eb major scale, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C and D, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Eb in the bass.

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.

Seventh chords in Eb major on guitar

I · tonic× 6 8 7 8 6

ii · subdominant1 3 1 1 1 1

iii · tonic3 5 3 3 3 3

IV · subdominant4 6 5 5 4 4

V · dominant× 1 3 1 3 1

vi · tonic× 3 5 3 4 3

vii° · dominant× × 0 1 1 1

Chords in the key of Eb major on guitar

Seventh chords in Eb major on guitar

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