E♭ minor Guitar Chord: How to Play E♭m (5 Shapes)
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E♭ minor guitar chord

5 ways to play E♭m on guitar, with finger positions. Tap a shape to see how to play it.

About the E♭ minor chord

The minor chord lowers the third by a semitone, which gives it a darker, sadder colour than the major. It appears in almost every style, from folk to metal. The symbol for it is E♭m. (also written D♯m)

E♭1
G♭♭3
B♭5

How to play E♭m

  1. Put your index finger on the D string at fret 1.
  2. Put your middle finger on the high E string at fret 2.
  3. Put your ring finger on the G string at fret 3.
  4. Put your little finger on the B string at fret 4.
  5. Strum and don't play the low E and A strings.

1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little

Chords in the key of E♭ minor

These are the chords built on each note of the E♭ minor scale, so they all sound good together with E♭m. The Roman numeral under each one is its position in the key.

E♭mE♭mi FdimFdimii° F♯F♯III A♭m4A♭miv B♭mB♭mv BBVI C♯C♯VII

Other E♭ chords

E♭ E♭5 E♭7 E♭maj7 E♭m7 E♭sus2 E♭sus4 E♭dim E♭dim7 E♭aug E♭6 E♭m6 E♭add9 E♭madd9 E♭9 E♭m9 E♭maj9 E♭m7♭5 E♭7sus4 E♭7♯9 E♭7♭9 E♭13 E♭6/9 E♭mMaj7

E♭m chord questions

What notes are in a E♭ minor chord?

E♭ minor is made of E♭, G♭ and B♭. In intervals that is 1, ♭3, 5 above the root, E♭.

What is the easiest way to play E♭m?

The first shape above is the most common one: x x 1 3 4 2 from the low E string to the high E, where x means don't play that string and 0 means play it open. Start there, and try the other shapes once it feels comfortable.

Is E♭m a barre chord?

The main shape above is an open chord with no barre. Some of the other shapes further up the neck do use a barre, which lets you move the same shape to any key.