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Guitar chord

E♭7E flat dominant seventh

  • E♭1
  • G3
  • B♭5
  • D♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
1 + D7

How to play E♭7

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the B string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the high E string.
  5. Don't play: low E string, A string.
  1. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx13231324EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx13231324EBGDAE

    xx1323 · D7 shape

  2. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx1023123EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets xx1023123EBGDAE

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  3. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x686866fr134EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x686866fr134EBGDAE

    x68686 · A7 shape

  4. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x6564x4fr3241EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x6564x4fr3241EBGDAE

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  5. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 11-10-8-8-8-98fr1432EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 11-10-8-8-8-98fr1432EBGDAE

    11-10-8-8-8-9 · G7 shape

  6. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x656x65fr2134EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x656x65fr2134EBGDAE

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  7. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 11-13-11-12-11-1111fr132EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 11-13-11-12-11-1111fr132EBGDAE

    11-13-11-12-11-11 · E7 shape

  8. E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x686896fr1234EADGBE
    E♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x686896fr1234EBGDAE

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Chords that go with E♭7

The other chords of A flat major, the key where E♭7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.

Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as E♭7.

  • 1fretD7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3.D7 shape
  • 3fretC7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, open.C7 shape
  • 4fretB7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3, open, fret 2 finger 4.B7 shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the E♭7 chord

E flat dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: E♭ (1), G (3), B♭ (5), D♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, E♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

E♭7 belongs to A flat major (V7), F minor (VII7), G sharp minor (V7).

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