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E♭ minor (also written D♯ minor) is a minor chord made of 3 notes: E♭, G♭, B♭. It sounds darker and more serious than a major chord, and you hear it in sad songs, ballads and most Bollywood minor-key melodies. It is the i chord of E♭ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭m 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 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5. With the other spelling, D♯m is D♯, F♯, A♯: the same sounds under different names.
x68876xx1342(11)(13)(13)(11)(11)(11)xxx876xx(13)(11)(11)xx6887xThe fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (x68876): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭m 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♭m – C♭ – G♭ – D♭.
E♭, G♭, B♭: the root, minor third, fifth.
Fret 6: x6887x (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭m has G♭ where E♭ has G. E♭m sounds darker and more serious than a major chord; E♭ sounds bright, settled and complete.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.