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Ebmaj7 on guitar

Ebmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Eb, G, Bb and D. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx1333, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteEbGBbD
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 major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
xx1333sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb major seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, open, open, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr213
x60046sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, open, open, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2134
1110001111sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Eb major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, open, open, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr213
x60036sits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, open, open, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr132
x60086sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, open, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1423
1113001111sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Eb major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr213
x657xxsits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
Eb major seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 5.8fr423
111088810sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8
Eb major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr1234
xx13151515sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb major seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3214
11100711xsits at fret 7, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Eb major seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2134
xx13121515sits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
Eb major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
xx1033sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

Keys Ebmaj7 belongs to

Ebmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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