x x 1 3 2 2
Ebm7
Notes: Eb · Gb · Bb · Db
Also spelled D#m7
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Common shapes (2)
x 6 8 6 7 6
Other shapes (15)
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x 6 4 6 4 x
x 6 8 6 7 x
x 6 4 6 7 x
x 6 x 6 7 6
x 6 4 6 x 6
11 9 11 11 x x
11 9 11 8 x x
11 x 11 11 11 x
x 6 4 6 4 6
x 6 x 6 7 9
x 6 x 8 7 9
x 6 8 x 7 9
About Ebm7
Ebm7 is built from four notes: Eb (root), Gb (minor third), Bb (perfect fifth) and Db (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5 – b7. It is a minor seventh chord: it keeps the melancholy of the minor chord, but softer and closer to jazz.
Ebm7 has 2 common voicings, based on the D and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 15 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write Ebm7 is D#m7 (the same piano key, with a different name). Ebm7 is the usual choice.