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E♭maj7 (also written D♯maj7) is a major seventh chord made of 4 notes: E♭, G, B♭, D. It sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful, and you hear it in ballads, bossa nova, neo-soul and lo-fi. It is the I chord of E♭ major and turns up in 3 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭maj7 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 | major third | 4 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D | 7 | major seventh | 11 |
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♯maj7 is D♯, F𝄪, A♯, C𝄪: the same sounds under different names.
xx1333x68786xx103xx60046x657xxxxx88(10)The fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (x68786): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭maj7 belongs to 4 keys: I in E♭ major, IV in B♭ major, III in C minor, VI in G minor. In E♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: E♭maj7 – B♭ – Cm – A♭.
E♭, G, B♭, D: the root, major third, fifth, major seventh.
Fret 4: x60046 (low string first), rated Beginner.
E♭maj7 has D where E♭7 has D♭. E♭maj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful; E♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.