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E♭/D

  1. D7bass
  2. E♭Rtriad
  3. G3triad
  4. B♭5triad
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Voicings

4 ways to play E♭/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♭/D
3 4 5 6 R 5 3 7

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

GG shape 1st inversion E♭/D
8 9 10 11 R 5 3 7

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

EE shape 1st inversion E♭/D
11 12 13 14 R 5 3 7

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

DD shape 2nd inversion E♭/D
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 7

Frets x x 0 3 4 3Notes D B♭ E♭ GIntervals 7 5 1 3Base triadE♭ major, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules E♭/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.

Major triad over the 7th in every key

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E♭/D chord questions

What notes are in E♭/D?

E♭/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♭/D?

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

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

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