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The Minor blues in Eb minor

Minor blues in Eb minor plays Ebm7, Abm7 and Bb7 — i, iv and V — across 12 chords. The twelve-bar blues form in a minor key: minor seventh chords throughout, except a dominant seventh V that pulls harder back to the tonic.

The chords, in order

Bar 1Ebm7i
Bar 2Abm7iv
Bar 3Ebm7i
Bar 4Ebm7i
Bar 5Abm7iv
Bar 6Abm7iv
Bar 7Ebm7i
Bar 8Ebm7i
Bar 9Bb7V
Bar 10Abm7iv
Bar 11Ebm7i
Bar 12Bb7V

The shapes

iEbm7
Eb minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx1322ivAbm7
Ab minor seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr
464444VBb7
Bb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
x13131

The same progression in a nearby key

Open Minor blues in Eb minor in the explorer →All seven chords in Eb minor →