E♭m7 Chord: Guitar, Piano and Ukulele Charts

E♭m7 chord (E flat minor seventh)

The E♭m7 chord (E flat minor seventh) has 4 notes: E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭. It is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a minor seventh on top. It sounds smooth and less sad than a plain minor chord. It works as i7 in E flat minor, vi7 in F sharp major and ii7 in D flat major.

How to play it on guitar

An x is a string you don't play and 0 is an open string. The number on the left is the fret where the shape starts.

Usual shape
xx1322

Barre chord · fret 6
x68676

Barre chord · fret 11
(11)(13)(11)(11)(11)(11)

Notes in the chord

Note	Interval
E♭	Root
G♭	Minor third
B♭	Perfect fifth
D♭	Minor seventh

Inversions

Root position: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭
First inversion: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭
Second inversion: B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭
Third inversion: D♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭

On piano

The highlighted keys (E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭) make the chord in root position.

On ukulele

Usual shape
3324

Higher up the neck · fret 6
6666

Keys it belongs to

E♭m7 is one of the chords of these keys. The degree tells you its role.

Progressions to practise it

Open them in the chord progression player to loop them and write over them.

E♭m7 – A♭m7 – E♭m7 – A♭m7 in E flat minor Play in the chord player
E♭m7 – A♭7 – D♭maj7 – D♭maj7 in D flat major Play in the chord player

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the E♭m7 chord?

E♭m7 has 4 notes: E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭. It is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a minor seventh on top.

How do you play E♭m7 on guitar?

The usual shape is xx1322, read from the low E string to the high E string.

What keys is E♭m7 in?

E♭m7 is in D flat major (ii7), F sharp major (vi7), B major (iii7), E flat minor (i7), G sharp minor (v7) and B flat minor (iv7).