E♭ Minor 7th
E♭m7
Notes
E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · D♭
Intervals
- RootE♭ (1P)
- Minor 3rdG♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thB♭ (5P)
- Minor 7thD♭ (7m)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The E♭ minor 7th (E♭–G♭–B♭–D♭) combines a minor triad with a minor seventh. The D♭ softens the minor triad, giving m7 a more open, fluid sound than a plain minor chord. The G♭ and D♭ are the two essential tones — together they define both the minor quality and the seventh extension; the 5th can be dropped. In jazz, m7 is the standard ii in major ii–V–I progressions (E♭m7 → A♭7 → D♭Maj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to E♭m, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to E♭m9, less ornamental.
Chord diagrams
Eb Minor 7th voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- E♭ Blues (deg 1)
- E♭ Dorian (I)
- E♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- E♭ Natural Minor (I)
- E♭ Phrygian (I)
- A♭ Dorian (V)
- A♭ Mixolydian (V)
- A♭ Natural Minor (V)
- B Lydian (III)
- B Major (III)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- B♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- B♭ Locrian (IV)
- B♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- B♭ Phrygian (IV)
- C Locrian (III)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 2)
- D♭ Dorian (II)
- D♭ Major (II)
- D♭ Melodic Minor (II)
- D♭ Mixolydian (II)
- E Diminished (deg 8)
- E Lydian (VII)
- F Locrian (VII)
- F Phrygian (VII)
- F♯ Lydian (VI)
- F♯ Major (VI)
- F♯ Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- F♯ Mixolydian (VI)
- G Diminished (deg 6)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.