E♭7
Dominant 7 · E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭
- E♭R
- G3
- B♭5
- D♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭7 chord
The E♭7 chord (dominant 7) is made up of 4 notes — E♭ is the root, G the major third, B♭ the perfect fifth and D♭ the minor seventh. It is a major triad with a minor seventh added on top, and that extra note creates the restless, bluesy pull.
On guitar, E♭7 chords are usually played as a barre — x68686, with your first finger laid flat across the 6th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Dominant seventh chords add bluesy tension that pulls toward resolution, central to blues, jazz and funk.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭7 chord?
- The E♭7 chord contains the notes E♭, G, B♭ and D♭.
- How do you play E♭7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x68686. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭7 chord?
- The E♭7 chord is built from the root (E♭), a major third (G), a perfect fifth (B♭) and a minor seventh (D♭).
- Is E♭7 the same as D♯7?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭7 and D♯7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.