E♭m/D

  1. D7bass
  2. E♭Rtriad
  3. G♭♭3triad
  4. B♭5triad
Voicings

4 ways to play E♭m/D

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 1st inversion E♭m/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

GG shape 1st inversion E♭m/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

EE shape 1st inversion E♭m/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

DD shape 2nd inversion E♭m/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 rules

The construction rules E♭m/D 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 slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

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

Minor triad over the 7th in every key

E♭m/D chord questions

What notes are in E♭m/D?

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

What is the formula of E♭m/D?

7 1 ♭3 5. It is a E♭ minor triad, over D in the bass.

How many ways can you play E♭m/D on guitar?

This page shows 4 voicings of E♭m/D, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.