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Eb Minor Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz.

Guitar

Strings X–6–8–8–7–6

How to play the Eb Minor chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–6–8–8–7–6 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 6 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 8 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 8 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 7 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 6 · index finger

Other names for the Ebm chord

Other names: Eb minor, Ebmin, Eb-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: Eb minor chord

Notes and intervals in the Ebm chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
Gb Minor 3rd
Bb Perfect 5th

All variations

Open
X–X–1–3–4–2
Open
X–X–4–3–4–2
Fret 6
X–6–8–8–7–6
Fret 11
11–13–13–11–11–11

Songs using Ebm