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E flat seventh flat thirteen (Eb7(b13)) chord on guitar

Notes
E♭GB♭D♭C♭
Formula
135♭7♭13

How to play Eb7(b13) on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7(b13) chord on guitar, shape 1: from fret 1, notes Eb, G, Db, Cb

  2. Shape 2 · fret 6 · barre

    Eb7(b13) chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 6, notes Eb, G, Bb, Db, Cb

  3. Shape 3 · fret 10 · barre

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7(b13) chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 12, notes Eb, G, Db, Cb

  4. Shape 4 · fret 6 · barre

    Eb7(b13) chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 6, notes Eb, G, Bb, Db, Cb

  5. Shape 5 · fret 2

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7(b13) chord on guitar, shape 5: from fret 2, notes Eb, G, Db, Cb

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). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Eb7(b13) inversions on guitar

The same Eb7(b13) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb7(b13)/G

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/G, 34100xE♭7(♭13)/G341GD♭E♭GC♭metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb7(b13)/G

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/G, 34544xE♭7(♭13)/G312433GD♭GC♭E♭metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7(b13)/Bb

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/Bb, x11423E♭7(♭13)/B♭11423B♭E♭C♭D♭Gmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7(b13)/Bb

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/Bb, 645446E♭7(♭13)/B♭431214B♭D♭GC♭E♭B♭metronotuner.com

  5. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7(b13)/Db

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/Db, x4100xE♭7(♭13)/D♭41D♭E♭GC♭metronotuner.com

  6. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7(b13)/Db

    E flat seventh flat thirteen, Eb7(b13)/Db, x45446E♭7(♭13)/D♭41213D♭GC♭E♭B♭metronotuner.com

About the seventh flat thirteen chord

A dominant chord with a flat thirteenth: the ♭13 brings in the colour of the minor key the dominant usually leads to (E7♭13 → Am). Widely used in choro, samba, bolero and jazz. Without the 5th it has the same notes as 7♯5; what changes is the spelling (♭13, not ♯5) and the role of the note, a tension above the 5th.

Notes and intervals of Eb7(b13)

Eb7(b13) (E flat seventh flat thirteen) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • G · 3 · major third
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D♭ · ♭7 · minor seventh
  • C♭ · ♭13 · flat thirteenth

Other E flat chords

Seventh flat thirteen: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Eb7(b13) chord on guitar?

Eb7(b13) (E flat seventh flat thirteen) has 5 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 Eb7(b13)?

The notes of Eb7(b13) are E♭, G, B♭, D♭, C♭. The formula is 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭13: root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, flat thirteenth.

What does Eb7(b13) mean?

Eb7(b13) is the chord symbol for E flat seventh flat thirteen. A dominant chord with a flat thirteenth: the ♭13 brings in the colour of the minor key the dominant usually leads to (E7♭13 → Am). Widely used in choro, samba, bolero and jazz. Without the 5th it has the same notes as 7♯5; what changes is the spelling (♭13, not ♯5) and the role of the note, a tension above the 5th.

Eb7(b13) on other instruments

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