What notes are in a Eb chord?

Eb is Eb, G, Bb: the 1, 3, 5 of Eb.

How do you play Eb on guitar?

Open C / C-Shape: x 6 5 3 4 3; Open A / A-Shape: x 6 8 8 8 6; Open G / G-Shape: 11 10 8 8 8 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Eb?

Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb: Eb Major, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Major Blues, Eb Lydian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Phrygian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Major

Eb chord (Eb Major)

Bright, stable, and strong fundamental major triad.

Notes EbGBb

Formula 1 3 5

Shapes 5 on this page

Eb 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.

Open C / C-Shape x 6 5 3 4 3

Open A / A-Shape x 6 8 8 8 6

Open G / G-Shape 11 10 8 8 8 11

Open E / E-Shape 11 13 13 12 11 11

Open D / D-Shape x x 1 3 4 3

Interactive chord diagram

Eb 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 ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Eb

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb chord?: Eb is Eb, G, Bb: the 1, 3, 5 of Eb.
How do you play Eb on guitar?: Open C / C-Shape: x 6 5 3 4 3; Open A / A-Shape: x 6 8 8 8 6; Open G / G-Shape: 11 10 8 8 8 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb?: Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb: Eb Major, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Major Blues, Eb Lydian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Phrygian Dominant.

Major chords in every key

C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B