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Ebm/C 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 C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 8–9–8–8–11–11

How to play the Ebm/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 8–9–8–8–11–11 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) Fret 8 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 9 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 8 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 8 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 11 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 11 · little finger

Notation for Ebm/C chord

Other names: Eb minor, Eb min, Eb-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: Eb minor chord

Intervals and tones in Ebm/C chord

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

All Variations

Fret 8
8–9–8–8–11–11
Fret 8
8–9–8–11–11–11
Fret 10
X–X–10–11–11–11
Open
X–3–4–3–4–X

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys