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E♭m7 (also written D♯m7) is a minor seventh chord made of 4 notes: E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭. It sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off, and you hear it in soul, R&B, jazz and smooth pop, often as the ii chord. It is the i chord of E♭ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭m7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| G♭ | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♯m7 is D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯: the same sounds under different names.
x68676xx1322(11)9(11)(11)(11)(11)(11)(13)(11)(11)(11)(11)x646xxx6867xThe fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (x68676): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭m7 belongs to 6 keys: ii in D♭ major, vi in F♯ major, iii in B major, i in E♭ minor, v in G♯ minor, iv in B♭ minor. In E♭ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: E♭m7 – C♭ – G♭ – D♭.
E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 1: xx1322 (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭m7 has D♭. E♭m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; E♭m sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.