E♭maj7 6-string bass chord

How to play E♭maj7 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 5th fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the G and C strings.

From the B string 4 6 5 5 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭maj7?

E♭maj7, E♭ major seventh, is E♭, G, B♭ and D: the root (E♭), the major third (G), the perfect fifth (B♭) and the major seventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 5 7.

Are E♭maj7 and E♭7 the same?

No. E♭maj7 has the major seventh, D, a half step below the root; E♭7 has the minor seventh, D♭. E♭maj7 sounds calm and open, the sound of jazz ballads and bossa nova; E♭7 sounds like it has somewhere to go.

Can I play E♭ instead of E♭maj7?

Yes. E♭maj7 is E♭ with D added, so E♭ does the same job with a plainer sound.

Keys with E♭maj7

E♭maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in E♭ major, the IVmaj7 chord in B♭ major, the IIImaj7 chord in C minor and the VImaj7 chord in G minor.