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E♭m(maj7)

Character: mysterious

  1. E♭Rtriad
  2. G♭♭3triad
  3. B♭5triad
  4. D7add
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Voicings

12 ways to play E♭m(maj7)

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 3rd inversion E♭m(maj7)/D
3 4 5 6 R 5 ♭3 7

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

The 7th gets a string of its own.

CC shape Root position E♭m(maj7)
3 4 5 6 7 5 ♭3 R 5

Frets x 6 4 3 3 6Notes E♭ G♭ B♭ DIntervals 1 ♭3 5 7Base triadE♭ minor, root position

The 7th gets a string of its own.

CC shape 1st inversion E♭m(maj7)/G♭
3 4 5 6 7 5 R 7 ♭3

Frets x x 4 7 4 xNotes G♭ D E♭Intervals ♭3 7 1Base triadE♭ minor, 1st inversion

The 7th takes the 5th’s string.

CC shape Root position E♭m(maj7)
3 4 5 6 7 5 7 ♭3 R 5 R

Frets x 6 4 7 4 6Notes E♭ G♭ DIntervals 1 ♭3 7Base triadE♭ minor, root position

The 7th takes the 5th’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion E♭m(maj7)/B♭
3 4 5 6 7 7 ♭3 R 5 5 R

Frets 6 6 4 7 4 6Notes B♭ E♭ G♭ DIntervals 5 1 ♭3 7Base triadE♭ minor, 2nd inversion

The 7th gets a string of its own.

AA shape Root position E♭m(maj7)
6 7 8 9 10 5 7 ♭3 R

Frets x x x 8 7 10Notes E♭ G♭ DIntervals 1 ♭3 7Base triadE♭ minor, root position

The 7th takes the 5th’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion AnchoredE♭m(maj7)
6 7 8 9 R ♭3 7 5 R 5

Frets x 6 8 7 7 6Notes E♭ B♭ D G♭Intervals 1 5 7 ♭3Base triadE♭ minor, 2nd inversion

The root drops to the string below the triad. The 7th takes the root’s string.

GG shape 3rd inversion E♭m(maj7)/D
8 9 10 11 R 5 ♭3 7

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

The 7th gets a string of its own.

GG shape Root position E♭m(maj7)
8 9 10 11 12 5 7 ♭3 R R 5 ♭3

Frets 11 9 12 11 11 11Notes E♭ G♭ DIntervals 1 ♭3 7Base triadE♭ minor, root position

The 7th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape 3rd inversion E♭m(maj7)/D
11 12 13 14 R 5 ♭3 7

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

The 7th gets a string of its own.

DD shape 3rd inversion E♭m(maj7)/D
1 2 3 4 ♭3 R 5 7

Frets x x 0 3 4 2Notes D B♭ E♭ G♭Intervals 7 5 1 ♭3Base triadE♭ minor, 2nd inversion

The 7th gets a string of its own.

DD shape 2nd inversion AnchoredE♭m(maj7)
1 2 3 4 R ♭3 7 5 R

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

The root drops to the string below the triad. The 7th takes the root’s string.

The rules

The construction rules E♭m(maj7) 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. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

  4. The root can move down

    When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.

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

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E♭m(maj7) chord questions

What notes are in E♭m(maj7)?

E♭m(maj7) 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♭m(maj7)?

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

How many ways can you play E♭m(maj7) on guitar?

This page shows 12 voicings of E♭m(maj7), filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.