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E♭ E flat major
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + D How to play E♭ Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the G string. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the B string. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string. Don't play: low E string, A string. ‹ E♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx1343 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets xx1343 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E xx1343 · D shape
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x65343 3fr 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x65343 3fr 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E x65343 · C shape
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x68886 6fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x68886 6fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x68886 · A shape
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x65046 4fr 3 2 1 4 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x65046 4fr 3 2 1 4 E B G D A E x65046
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x6x046 4fr 3 1 4 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x6x046 4fr 3 1 4 E B G D A E x6x046
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 11-10-8-8-8-11 8fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 11-10-8-8-8-11 8fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
11-10-8-8-8-11 · G shape
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x653x6 3fr 3 2 1 4 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x653x6 3fr 3 2 1 4 E B G D A E x653x6
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x68086 6fr 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E E♭ chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x68086 6fr 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x68086
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Chords that go with E♭ The other chords of E flat major, the key where E♭ is home (I). Songs in this key move between them.
Fm ii Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm iii Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. A♭ IV A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. B♭ V B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cm vi Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Ddim vii° Ddim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 2. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as E♭.
1 fret D Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2. D shape 3 fret C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. C shape 6 fret A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. A shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the E♭ chord E flat major is built from 3 notes: E♭ (1), G (3), B♭ (5). 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♭ belongs to B flat major (IV), E flat major (I), A flat major (V), G minor (VI), C minor (III).
