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E flat minor major seventh (Ebm(7M)) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
E♭G♭B♭D
Formula
1♭357

How to play Ebm(7M) on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, D

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, D

  3. Shape 3 · 1st position

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: first position, with open strings, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, D

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: from fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, D

  5. Shape 5 · fret 1

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 5: from fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, D

  6. Shape 6 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho, shape 6: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, D

Some shapes leave out: 5th (B♭). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E flat).

Ebm(7M) inversions on cavaquinho

On the cavaquinho a seventh chord fits whole on the 4 strings, one note on each, and that is how it accompanies in choro. Below are the positions with the root, the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th on the lowest string (in sixth chords the 6th does not go to the bass: that would rename the chord), whenever the position fits the hand.

  1. Root (E♭) in the bassroot position · Ebm(7M)

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M), 1334E♭m(7M)1234E♭B♭DG♭metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm(7M)/Gb

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/Gb, 4340E♭m(7M)/G♭213G♭B♭E♭Dmetronotuner.com

  3. 3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm(7M)/Gb

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/Gb, 4331E♭m(7M)/G♭4231G♭B♭DE♭metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm(7M)/Bb

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/Bb, 8744E♭m(7M)/B♭4431B♭DE♭G♭metronotuner.com

  5. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm(7M)/Bb

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/Bb, 8870E♭m(7M)/B♭7231B♭E♭G♭Dmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (D) in the bass3rd inversion · Ebm(7M)/D

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/D, 0344E♭m(7M)/D123DB♭E♭G♭metronotuner.com

  7. 7th (D) in the bass3rd inversion · Ebm(7M)/D

    E flat minor major seventh, Ebm(7M)/D, 0878E♭m(7M)/D7213DE♭G♭B♭metronotuner.com

About the minor major seventh chord

A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Notes and intervals of Ebm(7M)

Ebm(7M) (E flat minor major seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • G♭ · ♭3 · minor third
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D · 7 · major seventh

Other E flat chords

Minor major seventh: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Ebm(7M) chord on cavaquinho?

Ebm(7M) (E flat minor major seventh) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Ebm(7M)?

The notes of Ebm(7M) are E♭, G♭, B♭, D. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major seventh.

What does Ebm(7M) mean?

Ebm(7M) is the chord symbol for E flat minor major seventh. A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Can I play Ebm(7M) on other instruments?

Yes. Ebm(7M) also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Ebm(7M) on other instruments

All cavaquinho chords