Eb chord
Eb major chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description
Eb is the same as E flat major and equivalent to D sharp. It consists of three notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. Since the root as well as the 5th are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. Because of that, the chord is mostly played as a barre chord.
Theory of Eb chord
The notes that the Eb chord consists of are Eb, G, Bb. These represent the root, major third and perfect fifth intervals.
Try it in a chord progression
Eb - G - Cm - Ab
Chords that sound good together with Eb
The primary chords to combine in a chord progression with Eb is: Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb and Cm.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow Eb major in progressions:
› Ab
› Bb7
› Cm
Inversions
1st inversion: Eb/G (means that G is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Eb/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
Omissions
Eb(no3) is a Eb major with no third (G). Eb(no3) is theoretically identical with Eb5.
Eb(no5) is a Eb major with no fifth (Bb).
Alternatives with capo
D shape with a capo on 1st fret.
C shape with a capo on 3rd fret.
A shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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