E♭
Major · E♭ – G – B♭
- E♭R
- G3
- B♭5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭ chord
The E♭ chord (major) is made up of 3 notes — E♭ is the root, G the major third and B♭ the perfect fifth. It is the plainest, most stable chord there is — a major triad with nothing added.
On guitar, E♭ chords are usually played as a barre — x68886, 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.
Major chords sound bright and settled, anchoring a huge share of pop, folk and rock.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭ chord?
- The E♭ chord contains the notes E♭, G and B♭.
- How do you play E♭ on guitar?
- A common shape is x68886. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭ chord?
- The E♭ chord is built from the root (E♭), a major third (G) and a perfect fifth (B♭).
- Is E♭ the same as D♯?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭ and D♯ are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭ 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: I in E♭ majorIV in B♭ majorV in A♭ majorIII in C minorVI in G minorVII in F minor