E♭ minor (E♭m)

Also called D♯ minor (D♯m).

A minor chord: root, minor third and fifth. Darker than a major chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 6th fret. It’s the home chord of the key of E♭ minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in F♯ major, D♭ major and B major.

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

Chord diagram

e|--6--|
B|--7--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

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

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

Often played with

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

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

G♯ minoriv

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

B♭ minorv

e|--2--|
B|--4--|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

B major♭VI

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

D♭ major♭VII