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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

EbGBb
16 shapes · open & play
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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 11 112 1 – – 3 4
11 13 13 0 X X1 3 4 – – –
X X 13 0 11 11– – 3 – 1 1
11 13 13 12 11 111 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

EbF#Bb
12 shapes · open & play
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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 11 111 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

EbBb
11 shapes · open & play
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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 11 111 – 4 – 2 3
11 X X X 11 111 – – – 2 3
11 13 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 13 X 11 X– – 3 – 1 –

Ebaug

EbGB
23 shapes · open & play
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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 0 113 2 1 – – 4
11 X X 0 0 X1 – – – – –
11 X X 0 0 111 – – – – 2
11 X X 12 12 X1 – – 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

EbF#A
14 shapes · open & play
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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 10 112 – – 3 1 4
11 X X 11 10 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 13 11 10 X– – 4 2 1 –
11 0 X 11 X X1 – – 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.