E♭ Minor Chord on Guitar
The E♭ Minor chord contains E♭, F# and B♭ — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Perfect 5th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | E♭ | F# | B♭ |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 5th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing E♭ Minor
| Major (Ionian) | D♭ F# B |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | E♭ A♭ B♭ |
| Dorian | D♭ E♭ A♭ |
| Phrygian | E♭ F B♭ |
| Lydian | E F# B |
| Mixolydian | D♭ F# A♭ |
| Locrian | C F B♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | E B |
| Harmonic Minor | E♭ G B♭ |
| Melodic Minor | D♭ E♭ |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | E♭ E |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | E♭ E G |
| Major Pentatonic | F# |
| Minor Pentatonic | E♭ |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | A♭ |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | E♭ |
| Blues | C E♭ |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | C E♭ F# A |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | D♭ D F F# A B♭ |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside E♭ Minor
| Power (5) | E♭ |
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the E♭ Minor chord?
E♭, F# and B♭. That is 3 notes.
How is the E♭ Minor chord built?
From a root of E♭: F# is the minor 3rd and B♭ is the perfect 5th.
Which scales contain the E♭ Minor chord?
D♭ Major (Ionian), E♭ Natural Minor (Aeolian), D♭ Dorian and E♭ Phrygian, among others. Every note of the E♭ Minor chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
Which smaller chords are inside the E♭ Minor chord?
E♭ Power (5). Each uses only notes the E♭ Minor chord already contains.
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