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E♭ minor · A shape
E♭m guitar chord
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E♭ minor added ninth · Frets 3–6
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E♭ minor added eleventh · Frets 3–6
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E♭ minor major seventh · Frets 6–8
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How to play E♭m on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 8th fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 7th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 6 8 8 7 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier E♭m
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
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E♭m, the easier shape
StandardD shape · Frets 1–4 · 4 strings
What notes are in E♭m?
E♭m, E♭ minor, is E♭, G♭ and B♭: the root (E♭), the minor third (G♭) and the perfect fifth (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.
What is the difference between E♭m and E♭?
One note. E♭m has the minor third, G♭; E♭ raises it a half step to G.
Can I play E♭m7 instead of E♭m?
Usually, yes. E♭m7 adds D♭ to the three notes of E♭m, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.
What is the relative major of E♭m?
F♯: it has the same notes as the key of E♭ minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of E♭m.
Keys with E♭m
E♭m is the ii chord in D♭ major, the vi chord in F♯ major, the iii chord in B major, the i chord in E♭ minor, the v chord in G♯ minor and the iv chord in B♭ minor.
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