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Guitar chord

E♭m7E flat minor seventh

  • E♭1
  • G♭♭3
  • B♭5
  • D♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
1 + Dm7

How to play E♭m7

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string.
  2. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the G string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the B string.
  4. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the high E string.
  5. Don't play: low E string, A string.
  1. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx13221423EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx13221423EBGDAE

    xx1322 · Dm7 shape

  2. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x686766fr132EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x686766fr132EBGDAE

    x68676 · Am7 shape

  3. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x646464fr1234EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x646464fr1234EBGDAE

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  4. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x6464x4fr134EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x6464x4fr134EBGDAE

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  5. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 11-13-11-11-11-1111fr13EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 11-13-11-11-11-1111fr13EBGDAE

    11-13-11-11-11-11 · Em7 shape

  6. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x686796fr1324EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x686796fr1324EBGDAE

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  7. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x6467x4fr2134EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x6467x4fr2134EBGDAE

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  8. E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 11-13-13-11-14-1111fr1234EADGBE
    E♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 11-13-13-11-14-1111fr1234EBGDAE

    11-13-13-11-14-11 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape

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Chords that go with E♭m7

The other chords of E flat minor, the key where E♭m7 is home (i7). 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♭m7.

  • 1fretDm7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 2.Dm7 shape
  • 6fretAm7Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open.Am7 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♭m7 chord

E flat minor 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. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

E♭m7 belongs to D flat major (ii7), B major (iii7), F sharp major (vi7), G sharp minor (v7), B flat minor (iv7).

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