Ebm Eb minor chord
- Notes
- Eb Gb Bb
- Formula
- 1 b3 5
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 above the root
- Also written
- D#m (D# F# A#)
- Other symbols
- Ebmin, Eb−
Eb to Gb is a minor third (3 semitones), Gb to Bb is a major third (4 semitones). It differs from Eb major by one note: the third, Gb, is a half step lower than in Eb major.
Ebm on the piano
Root position from Eb4: Eb4, Gb4, Bb4. Middle C is C4.
Ebm on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has Eb as its lowest note.
x 6 8 8 7 6 (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 Bb3 Eb4 Gb4 Bb4
11 13 13 11 11 11 (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 Bb3 Eb4 Gb4 Bb4 Eb5
The barre shapes are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play minor chords on other roots.
Inversions of Ebm
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | Eb Gb Bb | Ebm | |
| 1st inversion | Gb Bb Eb | Ebm/Gb | |
| 2nd inversion | Bb Eb Gb | Ebm/Bb |
Where Ebm fits
Ebm is ii in Db major, iii in Cb major, vi in Gb major, i in Eb minor, iv in Bb minor, v in Ab minor.