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Eb7 chord on guitar

Eb7 is a dominant seventh chord: bluesy and restless, wanting to move. It is built from Eb, G, Bb and Db (formula 1 3 5 ♭7). Dominant sevenths drive the blues and usually resolve up a fourth, to the chord whose root is five frets higher on the same string. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx1323.

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x x 1 3 2 3
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x 6 8 6 8 6
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11 10 8 8 8 9
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11 13 11 12 11 11

Eb7 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 1: xx1323. Mute the low E and A strings.
  2. Barre at fret 6: x68686. Mute the low E string, barre fret 6 from the A to the high E string.
  3. Fret 8: 11-10-8-8-8-9. Barre fret 8 from the D to the B string.
  4. Barre at fret 11: 11-13-11-12-11-11. Barre fret 11 from the low E to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Eb7 chord?
Eb7 is made of Eb, G, Bb and Db: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above Eb.
What is the easiest way to play Eb7?
Play xx1323 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings.
Which keys is Eb7 in?
Eb7 belongs to Ab major (V7).

Also try: Eb Major · D# Minor · Ebmaj7 · D#m7 · Ab Major · Chord Charts