E♭ minor 7 (E♭m7)
Also called D♯ minor 7 (D♯m7).
A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.
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♭, D♭.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate.
- Strings played:
- 5 (from the A string).
Chord diagram
e|--6--| B|--7--| G|--6--| D|--8--| A|--6--| E|--x--|
Other positions
e|--11--| B|--11--| G|--11--| D|--11--| A|--13--| E|--11--|
Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the D minor 7 shape: you hear E♭ minor 7, with no barre.The capo
Often played with
The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around E♭ minor 7.
e|--4--| B|--4--| G|--5--| D|--4--| A|--6--| E|--4--|
A♭7V of the key
e|--4--| B|--6--| G|--5--| D|--6--| A|--4--| E|--x--|
D♭ major 7I of the key
e|--1--| B|--2--| G|--1--| D|--3--| A|--1--| E|--x--|