The seven chords of Eb Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The Eb Minor scale is Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db (Cb is the note B, written Cb so each scale degree keeps its own letter). Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in Eb Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually Bb or Bb7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than Bbm: it pulls back to Ebm much harder.
With sevenths: Ebm7 (im7), Fm7b5 (iim7b5), Gbmaj7 (IIImaj7), Abm7 (ivm7), Bbm7 (vm7), Bmaj7 (VImaj7), Db7 (VII7), and Bb7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In Eb Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | Ebm B Gb Db | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | Ebm Db B Bb | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | Ebm Abm Bb | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | Ebm Abm Db Gb | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | Ebm B Db Ebm | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play Eb Minor with open chords: capo 1 and play Dm shapes, or capo 6 and play Am shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is Eb Minor. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in Eb Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: F# major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: Eb major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into Eb Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the Eb Minor scale are Ebm, Fdim, Gb, Abm, Bbm, B, Db. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in Eb Minor use Bb or Bb7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than Bbm.
F# major. It shares every note and every chord with Eb Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 1 and play Dm shapes, or capo 6 and play Am shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is Eb Minor.
