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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

Eb chord on guitar (Eb major)

The Eb chord is the notes Eb, G and Bb. The usual shape is a barre at the 6th fret: x 6 8 8 8 6, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with Eb on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitarSee the fingering
The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
Eb G Bb
Frets
x 6 8 8 8 6
Shape
Barre, 6th fret
Type
major

How to play Eb

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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Eb
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 6th fret.
  2. Your middle finger on the D string at the 8th fret.
  3. Your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret.
  4. Your little finger on the B string at the 8th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Easier Eb

The top four strings, no full barre

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Eb (easy)

Strum only the four thinnest strings: x x 8 8 8 6. It's a good way in before the full shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Easy to hear it.

  1. Your middle finger on the D string at the 8th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the G string at the 8th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the B string at the 8th fret.
  4. Your index finger on the high E string at the 6th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

Eb up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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Eb (up the neck)

Play it as 11 13 13 12 11 11, a barre at the 11th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 11th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 13th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 13th fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the G string at the 12th fret.

Chords that go with Eb

These share a key with Eb, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with Eb

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.