E♭m
Minor · E♭ – G♭ – B♭
- E♭R
- G♭m3
- B♭5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭m chord
The E♭m chord (minor) is made up of 3 notes — E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third and B♭ the perfect fifth. Flattening the third of a major chord by a semitone is what makes it minor and gives it that sadder color.
On guitar, E♭m chords are usually played as a barre — x68876, 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.
Minor chords have a darker, more reflective color — the natural counterpart to major.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭m chord?
- The E♭m chord contains the notes E♭, G♭ and B♭.
- How do you play E♭m on guitar?
- A common shape is x68876. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭m chord?
- The E♭m chord is built from the root (E♭), a minor third (G♭) and a perfect fifth (B♭).
- Is E♭m the same as D♯m?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭m and D♯m are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭m.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭m 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.
Found in keys: ii in D♭ majoriii in B majorvi in F♯ majori in E♭ minoriv in B♭ minorv in G♯ minor