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Guitar chord · Minor Major 7th

Ebm(maj7) chord (Eb Minor Major 7th)

Haunting minor chord with a natural 7th — the film noir sound, native to harmonic & melodic minor.

Notes EbGbBbD
Formula 1 ♭3 5 7
Shapes 1 on this page

Ebm(maj7) chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

5th String Root m(maj7) x 6 8 7 7 6

Interactive chord diagram

Ebm(maj7) on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebm(maj7)

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebm(maj7) is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebm(maj7) chord?
Ebm(maj7) is Eb, Gb, Bb, D: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 of Eb.
How do you play Ebm(maj7) on guitar?
5th String Root m(maj7): x 6 8 7 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebm(maj7)?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebm(maj7): Eb Harmonic Minor, Eb Melodic Minor, Eb Hungarian Minor, Eb Lydian #2, Eb Lydian b3, Eb Neapolitan Minor.

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