Chords in the key of Eb minor on guitar
The key of Eb minor has seven diatonic chords: EbmEbmEbmEbm, F°, Gb, AbmAbmAbmAbm, BbmBbmBbmBbm, Cb and Db. As sevenths: Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7, Fm7b5, Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7, Abm7Abm7Abm7Abm7, Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7, Cbmaj7Cbmaj7Cbmaj7Cbmaj7 and Db7Db7Db7Db7. They come from the Eb natural minor scale, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb and Db, 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 minor on guitar
These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.