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E♭ chord

E♭ (also written D♯) is the Eb major chord. It has 3 notes: E♭ – G – B♭ (1 – 3 – 5).

A major chord sounds bright, settled and happy. It is the most common chord in music: the I, IV and V chords of every major key are major chords.

E♭ chord on Guitar

E♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 (x68886)
From the 6th fretx68886
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 (11-13-13-12-11-11)
From the 11th fret11-13-13-12-11-11
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 (xx1343)
From the 1st fretxx1343
E♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 (x65343)
From the 3rd fretx65343

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 6th fret; D 8th fret; G 8th fret; B 8th fret; high E 6th fret.

E♭ chord on Ukulele

E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0331)
Open position0331
E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 2 (8766)
From the 6th fret8766
E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 3 (3336)
From the 3rd fret3336
E♭ chord on ukulele, shape 4 (12-10-11-10)
From the 10th fret12-10-11-10

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 3rd fret; E 3rd fret; A 1st fret.

E♭ chord on Piano

E♭ chord on piano: E♭, G, B♭

Play E♭, G and B♭ together with your right hand, and E♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the E♭ chord

E♭ appears in 1,298 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Eb chords:

Chords in the key of E♭ major:

E♭ chord: questions

What notes are in the E♭ chord?

E♭ (Eb major) is made of E♭, G and B♭ (1 – 3 – 5).

How do you play E♭ on guitar?

The most common shape is x68886 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play E♭ on ukulele?

Play 0331 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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