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Open G tuning

Eb7 on guitar

Eb7 is a dominant seventh, spelled Eb, G, Bb and Db. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is 101021, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteEbGBbDb
Interval1P3M5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Eb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 1 with finger 2, open, fret 2 with finger 4, fret 1 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
101021sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Eb dominant seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr2314
x8868xsits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb dominant seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 3, open, fret 11, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 3 to 6.11fr32
13011121111sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 11 and lets 1 string ring open
Eb dominant seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr2413
x05645sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 11 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 5.8fr2
x888811sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 1, open, fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 14 with finger 4, fret 13 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr1243
1301301413sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Eb dominant seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 5. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 3 to 6.5fr324
x85685sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5 and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1342
x3564xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb dominant seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2314
130131214xsits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 3.32
13102xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 1 with finger 2, open, fret 2 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.123
10102xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 1 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
10132xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Eb7 belongs to

Eb7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Eb7 in another tuning

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