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E flat minor seventh (Ebm7) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
E♭G♭B♭D♭
Formula
1♭35♭7

How to play Ebm7 on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: from fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, Db

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, Db

  3. Shape 3 · fret 7

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: from fret 7, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, Db

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: from fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, Db

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 5: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, Db

  6. Shape 6 · fret 7

    Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 6: from fret 7, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, Db

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).

Ebm7 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 · Ebm7

    E flat minor seventh, Ebm7, 1324E♭m71324E♭B♭D♭G♭metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm7/Gb

    E flat minor seventh, Ebm7/Gb, 4321E♭m7/G♭4321G♭B♭D♭E♭metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm7/Bb

    E flat minor seventh, Ebm7/Bb, 8644E♭m7/B♭4431B♭D♭E♭G♭metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm7/Bb

    E flat minor seventh, Ebm7/Bb, 8-8-7-11E♭m7/B♭72314B♭E♭G♭D♭metronotuner.com

  5. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Ebm7/Db

    E flat minor seventh, Ebm7/Db, 11-8-7-8E♭m7/D♭74213D♭E♭G♭B♭metronotuner.com

About the minor seventh chord

A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Notes and intervals of Ebm7

Ebm7 (E flat minor 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 · minor seventh

Other E flat chords

Minor seventh: other roots

Chords that go with Ebm7

As the ii of a ii–V–I, Ebm7 leads up a fourth to the dominant and lands on the major seventh chord:

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Ebm7 chord on cavaquinho?

Ebm7 (E flat minor 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 Ebm7?

The notes of Ebm7 are E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does Ebm7 mean?

Ebm7 is the chord symbol for E flat minor seventh. A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Can I play Ebm7 on other instruments?

Yes. Ebm7 also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Ebm7 on other instruments

All cavaquinho chords