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Ukulele (low G) tuning

Ebm on guitar

Ebm is a minor, spelled Eb, Gb and Bb. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is x321, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteEbGbBb
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 minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x321sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
Eb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
332xsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
Eb minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 4.6fr2
8666sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6
Eb minor, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1234
3666sits at fret 3 and spans 3 frets
Eb minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr1342
810119sits at fret 8 and spans 3 frets
Eb minor, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr213
111011xsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
Eb minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3241
1110119sits at fret 9 and spans 2 frets
Eb minor, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr321
x151413sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
Eb minor, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 15 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 14 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr231
151514xsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
Eb minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1432
11151413sits at fret 11 and spans 4 frets
Eb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3421
3321sits at fret 1 and spans 2 frets
Eb minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 3.6fr2
866xsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string

Keys Ebm belongs to

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

Ebm in another tuning

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