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Ebm/A 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. This is a slash chord — the bass note is A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–1–3–4–2

How to play the Ebm/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–1–3–4–2 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for Ebm/A chord

Other names: Eb minor, Eb min, Eb-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: Eb minor chord

Intervals and tones in Ebm/A chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
F# Minor 3rd
B Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–3–4–2
Open
X–0–4–3–4–2
Fret 6
X–0–8–8–7–6
Fret 6
X–X–7–8–7–6

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys