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E♭ minor/major 7th (E♭mM7)

E♭Root
G♭min 3
B♭Perf 5
DMaj 7

Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.

Notes
E♭G♭B♭D
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
Type
Seventh chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe134212345

E♭mM7

E♭ minor/major 7th, 1fr

Bass
E♭, the root
Root
E♭
Strings
D G B e · 1st fret
  • E♭Root
  • G♭m3
  • B♭P5
  • DM7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

E♭+3 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭+4 fretsD

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More E♭ chords

Same root, other colours

E♭m7E♭m9E♭m6E♭m11

Chords in the key of D♯ minor

What E♭mM7 usually sits next to

i · D♯mii° · E♯°III · F♯iv · G♯mv · A♯mVI · BVII · C♯

Close relatives

Relatives of D♯ minor

  • F♯Relative major of D♯ minor
  • E♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
01

Root

E♭
02

Quality

mM7

4 notes: a triad plus a 7th. Jazzier, wants to move.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try E♭7 →

Why a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does

E♭+3 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭+4 fretsD

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe134212345

E♭mM7

E♭ minor/major 7th, 1fr

Bass
E♭, the root
Root
E♭
Strings
D G B e · 1st fret
  • E♭Root
  • G♭m3
  • B♭P5
  • DM7

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More E♭ chords

Same root, other colours

E♭m7E♭m9E♭m6E♭m11

Chords in the key of D♯ minor

What E♭mM7 usually sits next to

i · D♯mii° · E♯°III · F♯iv · G♯mv · A♯mVI · BVII · C♯

Close relatives

Relatives of D♯ minor

  • F♯Relative major of D♯ minor
  • E♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other mM7 chords

Same quality, every root

CmM7C♯mM7DmM7E♭mM7EmM7FmM7F♯mM7GmM7A♭mM7AmM7B♭mM7BmM7
E♭ minor/major 7th