E♭7 (E♭7)

Also called D♯7 (D♯7).

A dominant seventh chord: a major chord with an added minor seventh. It creates tension that pulls toward the next chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 6th fret. It pulls toward A♭ major: you hear it right before the return home in songs in A♭ major, and all over the blues.

Notes:: E♭, G, B♭, D♭.
Formula:: 1, 3, 5, ♭7.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 5 (from the A string).

Chord diagram

e|--6--|
B|--8--|
G|--6--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

e|--11--|
B|--11--|
G|--12--|
D|--11--|
A|--13--|
E|--11--|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the D7 shape: you hear E♭7, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around E♭7.

e|--4--|
B|--4--|
G|--5--|
D|--6--|
A|--6--|
E|--4--|

A♭ majorresolution

e|--4--|
B|--6--|
G|--6--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

D♭ majorIV of the key

e|--1--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--x--|

B♭ minorii of the key