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Eb on guitar

Eb is a major, spelled Eb, G and Bb. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x65046, which sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteEbGBb
Interval1P3M5P

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 major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr3214
x65046sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 1, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 3.
x110xxsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
Eb major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open, fret 8 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr123
x6808xsits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Eb major, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr21
x650xxsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
Eb major, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 4 to 6.3fr432
x65343sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
Eb major, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 6.11fr342
111313121111sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 11
Eb major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 5.8fr324
111088811sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8
Eb major, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, open, fret 11 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2143
111013011xsits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr231
x131312xxsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
Eb major, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13, fret 13, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 2 to 3.13fr
x13130xxsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
Eb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
xx1343sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3, open, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1342
x68086sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. Eb turns up as a D shape, a C shape, an A shape, a G shape and an E shape: D at fret 1, C at fret 3, A at fret 6, G at fret 8, E at fret 11.

Eb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
D shapeEb as a D shape: index finger at fret 1, fingered xx1343.
Eb major, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 4 to 6.3fr432
C shapeEb as a C shape: barre at fret 3, fingered x65343.
Eb major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 6.6fr234
A shapeEb as an A shape: barre at fret 6, fingered x68886.
Eb major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 5.8fr324
G shapeEb as a G shape: barre at fret 8, fingered 111088811.
Eb major, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 6.11fr342
E shapeEb as an E shape: barre at fret 11, fingered 111313121111.

Keys Eb belongs to

Eb is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Eb in another tuning

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