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Ukulele chord

E♭E flat major

  • E♭1
  • G3
  • B♭5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
6

How to play E♭

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the C string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the E string.
  4. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the A string.
  1. E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33312341GCEA
    E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33312341AECG

    3331 · D shape

  2. E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 33363fr14GCEA
    E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 33363fr14AECG

    3336 · C shape

  3. E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 0331341GCEA
    E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 0331341AECG

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  4. E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 87666fr132GCEA
    E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 87666fr132AECG

    8766 · A shape

  5. E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 333x1GCEA
    E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 333x1AECG

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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.

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♭ 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 6 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).

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