Guitar chord
E♭ minor chord Ebm
A minor chord: darker and sadder than the major. Only one note changes, the third, a half step lower.
Its notes: E♭, G♭, and B♭.
Also written D#m.
How to play it
- index: barre on fret 6, strings 5 to 1
- middle: fret 7, string 2
- ring: fret 8, string 4
- little finger: fret 8, string 3
- Don't play: string 6
On the dots: 1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring, 4 = little finger. Strings go from 6 (low E) to 1 (high E).
Easier
Capo on fret 1, D minor shape
Put the capo on fret 1 and play the D minor shape (Dm): it sounds as E♭ minor. The capo costs nothing to the sound.
Dm Capo 1Capo on fret 6, A minor shape
Put the capo on fret 6 and play the A minor shape (Am): it sounds as E♭ minor. The capo costs nothing to the sound.
Am Capo 6
Chords that go with it
In the key of E♭ minor, it goes with:
Its relative: F♯ major (Gb)
The same notes, or almost, in another color: you move from one to the other without a bump.
Same note, other chords
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