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Ebmaj7 chord on guitar

Ebmaj7 is a major seventh chord: soft, dreamy and jazzy. It is built from Eb, G, Bb and D (formula 1 3 5 7). Major sevenths color soul, jazz, bossa nova and lo-fi. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx1333.

××
x x 1 3 3 3
3×
x 6 5 3 3 3
6×
x 6 8 7 8 6
8
11 10 8 8 8 10
10××
x x 13 12 11 10
11
11 13 12 12 11 11

Ebmaj7 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 1: xx1333. Mute the low E and A strings.
  2. Fret 3: x65333. Mute the low E string, barre fret 3 from the G to the high E string.
  3. Barre at fret 6: x68786. Mute the low E string, barre fret 6 from the A to the high E string.
  4. Fret 8: 11-10-8-8-8-10. Barre fret 8 from the D to the B string.
  5. Fret 10: x-x-13-12-11-10. Mute the low E and A strings.
  6. Barre at fret 11: 11-13-12-12-11-11. Barre fret 11 from the low E to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Ebmaj7 chord?
Ebmaj7 is made of Eb, G, Bb and D: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and major 7th above Eb.
What is the easiest way to play Ebmaj7?
Play xx1333 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings.
Which keys is Ebmaj7 in?
Ebmaj7 belongs to Eb major (I7) and Bb major (IV7).

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