E♭m7
Minor 7 · E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭
- E♭R
- G♭m3
- B♭5
- D♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭m7 chord
The E♭m7 chord (minor 7) is made up of 4 notes — E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, B♭ the perfect fifth and D♭ the minor seventh. A minor triad gains a minor seventh on top, which rounds off the plain minor chord's edges.
On guitar, E♭m7 chords are usually played as a barre — x68676, 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 seventh chords are smooth and warm, a staple of soul, R&B and jazz comping.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭m7 chord?
- The E♭m7 chord contains the notes E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭.
- How do you play E♭m7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x68676. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭m7 chord?
- The E♭m7 chord is built from the root (E♭), a minor third (G♭), a perfect fifth (B♭) and a minor seventh (D♭).
- Is E♭m7 the same as D♯m7?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭m7 and D♯m7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭m7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭m7 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.