Standard
E♭ major seventh · D shape
E♭maj7 guitar chord
What it is
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E♭ major seventh suspended second · Frets 3–6
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E♭ major seventh flat five · Frets 6–8
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E♭ major seventh sharp eleven · Frets 3–6
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How to play E♭maj7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
From the low E string x x 1 3 3 3 (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.
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Major seventh chords in every key
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E♭maj7 on other instruments
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