Fm/E♭
- E♭♭7bass
- FRtriad
- A♭♭3triad
- C5triad
3 ways to play Fm/E♭
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
Frets x 6 6 5 6 xNotes E♭ A♭ C FIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion
Frets 11 11 10 10 x xNotes E♭ A♭ C FIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion
Frets x x 1 1 1 1Notes E♭ A♭ C FIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF minor, 1st inversion
The construction rules Fm/E♭ follows
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.
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
More chords on F
Fm/E♭ chord questions
What notes are in Fm/E♭?
Fm/E♭ is spelled E♭ F A♭ C: E♭ is the ♭7th, F is the root, A♭ is the ♭3rd, C is the 5th.
What is the formula of Fm/E♭?
♭7 1 ♭3 5. It is a F minor triad, over E♭ in the bass.
How many ways can you play Fm/E♭ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of Fm/E♭, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.