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Eb Guitar Chords
51 chord types built on Eb, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 390 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.
127 of the 390 Eb shapes here use an open string; the rest are movable grips that transpose by sliding. As a key centre, Eb is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of G# and the V of Bb.
The five you will reach for first
The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 76 of the 390 Eb shapes on this site.
Jump to: Eb · Ebm · Eb5 · Ebaug · Ebdim
Eb turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of Eb major, V of G# major, IV of Bb major, VI of G minor, III of C minor, VII of F minor.
Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (Eb major), I – vi – IV – V (Eb major), I – IV – V (Eb major), I – IV – iv – I (Eb major).
Fret and finger numbers for Eb
| Frets (low E → high E) | Fingering |
|---|---|
| X X 1 3 X 3 | – – 1 3 – 4 |
| X 6 X 3 X 3 | – 4 – 1 – 2 |
| X 6 5 3 4 3 | – 4 3 1 2 1 |
| X 6 X 0 4 6 | – 3 – – 1 4 |
| X 6 5 0 4 6 | – 3 2 – 1 4 |
| X 6 5 0 8 6 | – 2 1 – 4 3 |
| X 6 5 0 X 6 | – 2 1 – – 3 |
| X 6 8 0 8 6 | – 1 3 – 4 2 |
| X 6 8 8 8 6 | – 1 2 3 4 1 |
| X 6 X 8 8 6 | – 1 – 3 4 2 |
| 11 10 X 0 11 11 | 2 1 – – 3 4 |
| 11 13 13 0 X X | 1 3 4 – – – |
| X X 13 0 11 11 | – – 3 – 1 1 |
| 11 13 13 12 11 11 | 1 3 4 2 1 1 |
| X X 13 12 11 11 | – – 3 2 1 1 |
| X X 13 12 11 X | – – 3 2 1 – |
Ebm turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of Eb minor, v of G# minor, iv of Bb minor, vi of F# major, ii of C# major, iii of B major.
Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (Eb minor), i – iv – v (Eb minor), i – iv – V7 – i (Eb minor), i – VII – VI – V (Eb minor).
Fret and finger numbers for Ebm
| Frets (low E → high E) | Fingering |
|---|---|
| X X 1 3 X 2 | – – 1 3 – 2 |
| X X 1 3 4 2 | – – 1 3 4 2 |
| X 6 4 X 4 6 | – 3 1 – 2 4 |
| X 6 4 X X 6 | – 3 1 – – 4 |
| X 6 8 8 7 6 | – 1 3 4 2 1 |
| X 6 X X 7 6 | – 1 – – 3 2 |
| X 6 8 8 7 X | – 1 3 4 2 – |
| X X X 8 7 6 | – – – 3 2 1 |
| 11 13 13 11 11 11 | 1 3 4 1 1 1 |
| X X 13 11 11 11 | – – 3 1 1 1 |
| X X 13 11 11 14 | – – 3 1 1 4 |
| X X 13 11 11 X | – – 3 1 1 – |
Eb5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of Eb major, i of Eb minor, V of G# major, v of G# minor, IV of Bb major, iv of Bb minor.
Fret and finger numbers for Eb5
| Frets (low E → high E) | Fingering |
|---|---|
| X X 1 3 4 X | – – 1 3 4 – |
| X X 1 3 X X | – – 1 3 – – |
| X 6 X X 4 6 | – 3 – – 1 4 |
| X 6 8 8 X 6 | – 1 3 4 – 2 |
| X 6 X 8 X 6 | – 1 – 3 – 2 |
| X 6 X X X 6 | – 1 – – – 2 |
| X 6 8 8 X X | – 1 3 4 – – |
| 11 X 13 X 11 11 | 1 – 4 – 2 3 |
| 11 X X X 11 11 | 1 – – – 2 3 |
| 11 13 X X X X | 1 3 – – – – |
| X X 13 X 11 X | – – 3 – 1 – |
Ebaug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.
Fret and finger numbers for Ebaug
| Frets (low E → high E) | Fingering |
|---|---|
| X X 1 0 0 X | – – 1 – – – |
| X X 1 0 0 3 | – – 1 – – 3 |
| X 6 X 0 0 3 | – 4 – – – 1 |
| X 6 5 0 0 3 | – 4 3 – – 1 |
| X 6 5 4 0 3 | – 4 3 2 – 1 |
| X 6 5 0 4 7 | – 3 2 – 1 4 |
| X 6 5 4 0 7 | – 3 2 1 – 4 |
| X 6 5 4 4 7 | – 3 2 1 1 4 |
| X 6 5 4 4 X | – 3 2 1 1 – |
| X 6 5 0 0 X | – 2 1 – – – |
| X 6 5 0 0 7 | – 2 1 – – 3 |
| X 6 5 8 0 7 | – 2 1 4 – 3 |
| X 6 X 0 0 X | – 1 – – – – |
| X 6 X 0 0 7 | – 1 – – – 2 |
| X 6 X 8 8 7 | – 1 – 3 4 2 |
| 11 10 9 0 0 11 | 3 2 1 – – 4 |
| 11 X X 0 0 X | 1 – – – – – |
| 11 X X 0 0 11 | 1 – – – – 2 |
| 11 X X 12 12 X | 1 – – 2 3 – |
| X X 13 12 12 11 | – – 4 2 3 1 |
| X X 13 12 12 X | – – 2 1 1 – |
| X X 13 12 12 15 | – – 2 1 1 4 |
| X X 13 16 0 15 | – – 1 4 – 3 |
Ebdim is the ii° and the vii° chord of C# minor and E major.
Fret and finger numbers for Ebdim
| Frets (low E → high E) | Fingering |
|---|---|
| X X 1 2 X 2 | – – 1 2 – 3 |
| X X 1 2 4 2 | – – 1 2 4 3 |
| X 6 4 X X 5 | – 3 1 – – 2 |
| X 6 4 X 7 5 | – 3 1 – 4 2 |
| X 6 4 X 4 5 | – 4 1 – 2 3 |
| X 6 X X 7 5 | – 2 – – 3 1 |
| X 6 7 X 7 5 | – 2 3 – 4 1 |
| X X X 8 7 5 | – – – 4 3 1 |
| X 6 7 X 7 X | – 1 2 – 3 – |
| X 6 7 8 7 X | – 1 2 4 3 – |
| 11 0 X 11 10 11 | 2 – – 3 1 4 |
| 11 X X 11 10 X | 2 – – 3 1 – |
| X X 13 11 10 X | – – 4 2 1 – |
| 11 0 X 11 X X | 1 – – 2 – – |
The rest of the Eb chords
Eb Major-family chords
9 chord types · 67 shapes
Ebmaj7 · Ebadd9 · Eb6 · Ebmaj9 · Ebmaj11 · Ebmaj13 · Eb6/9 · Ebmaj7add11 · Ebmaj7add13
Eb Minor-family chords
14 chord types · 76 shapes
Ebm7 · Ebm6 · Ebm6/9 · Ebm(maj7) · Ebm7add11 · Ebm(maj7)add11 · Ebm7add13 · Ebm(maj7)add13 · Ebm(add9) · Ebm9 · Ebm(maj9) · Ebm11 · Ebm(maj11) · Ebm13
Eb Dominant chords
6 chord types · 28 shapes
Eb7 · Eb9 · Eb11 · Eb13 · Eb7add11 · Eb7add13
Eb Suspended & Altered chords
17 chord types · 143 shapes
Ebsus2 · Ebsus4 · Eb7sus4 · Ebmaj7sus4 · Eb7sus2 · Ebmaj7sus2 · Eb6sus4 · Eb6sus2 · Ebm7b5 · Ebm7#5 · Ebdim7 · Eb7b9 · Eb7#9 · Eb7b5 · Ebaug7 · Ebaug7b9 · Ebm7b9
Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.