Ebm7 Guitar Chord Lesson

In the following post, we will learn how to play the Ebm7 guitar chord (also known as E Flat Minor 7, Ebmin7,D#m7)

This chord is built from the Eb  Major Scale: Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb.  In order to find the notes that make up this chord, we use the following formula: 1,b3,5,b7.   The b3 symbol means we take the flattened third (Gb) from the Eb Major Scale.  The b7 symbol means we take the flattened seventh (Db) from the Eb Major Scale.

The notes that make up the E Flat Minor Seven Chord are:  Eb, Gb, Bb and Db.

Below you will find 4 chord charts that represent four different ways to play this chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the charts:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Eb Minor Seventh Video Demonstration

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