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E♭7♯5

Character: restless

  1. E♭Rtriad
  2. G3triad
  3. B♯5triad
  4. D♭♭7add
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Voicings

8 ways to play E♭7♯5

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape Root position E♭7♯5
2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 ♯5 3 R

Frets x 6 5 4 2 xNotes E♭ G B D♭Intervals 1 3 ♯5 ♭7Base triadE♭ augmented, root position

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

CC shape 3rd inversion E♭7♯5/D♭
3 4 5 6 R ♯5 3 ♭7

Frets x 4 5 4 4 xNotes D♭ G B E♭Intervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadE♭ augmented, 1st inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

CC shape 2nd inversion E♭7♯5/B
3 4 5 6 7 ♭7 3 R ♯5 ♯5 ♯5

Frets 7 6 5 6 0 7Notes B E♭ G D♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadE♭ augmented, 2nd inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

AA shape 2nd inversion E♭7♯5/B
6 7 8 9 ♭7 3 R ♯5

Frets x x 9 8 8 9Notes B E♭ G D♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadE♭ augmented, 2nd inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

GG shape 3rd inversion E♭7♯5/D♭
8 9 10 11 R ♯5 3 ♭7

Frets 9 10 9 8 x xNotes D♭ G B E♭Intervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadE♭ augmented, 1st inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 2nd inversion E♭7♯5/B
1 2 3 4 ♭7 3 R ♯5 3

Frets x 2 1 0 2 3Notes B E♭ G D♭Intervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadE♭ augmented, 2nd inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion E♭7♯5/G
1 2 3 4 ♭7 R ♯5 3 3 3

Frets 3 2 1 0 2 3Notes G B E♭ D♭Intervals 3 ♯5 1 ♭7Base triadE♭ augmented, 1st inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 3rd inversion E♭7♯5/D♭
11 12 13 14 R ♯5 3 ♭7

Frets x x 11 12 12 11Notes D♭ G B E♭Intervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadE♭ augmented, 1st inversion

The ♭7th gets a string of its own.

The rules

The construction rules E♭7♯5 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A third on top makes a 7th chord

    A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.

  3. Alter a dominant for tension

    Raise or lower the 5th or the 9th, or add a ♯11 or ♭13, and a dominant 7th pulls harder towards the next chord: G7♯9, G7♭9, G7♭13.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Dominant 7th ♯5 in every key

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E♭7♯5 chord questions

What notes are in E♭7♯5?

E♭7♯5 is spelled E♭ G B D♭: E♭ is the root, G is the 3rd, B is the ♯5th, D♭ is the ♭7th.

What is the formula of E♭7♯5?

1 3 ♯5 ♭7. It is a E♭ augmented triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play E♭7♯5 on guitar?

This page shows 8 voicings of E♭7♯5, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.