E♭ minor chord
E♭m
- E♭R
- G♭♭3
- B♭5
Barre · Am shape · 6th fret
What each note does
- E♭ is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- G♭ is the minor third, a half step below the major third (G). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- B♭ is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Triad · top 3 strings · 11th fret
Triad · middle strings · 3rd fret
Progressions that use E♭m
- Open in builder →
i–iv–v–i · B♭ minor · Minor folk
B♭mE♭mFmB♭m
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · G♭ major · Pop
G♭D♭E♭mC♭
- Open in builder →
I–vi–IV–V · G♭ major · 50s
G♭E♭mC♭D♭