E♭m7, the E♭ minor 7 guitar chord
E♭m7 is the Am7 grip all the way up at the 6th fret, so the chart starts there instead of at the nut. It is E♭m with the pinky lifted off the G string. Up here the strings press easily but the frets are narrow, so the ring and middle fingers crowd each other. Keep each just behind its fret. It is the least common chord in this group, but with it every minor 7th on the neck is under your hand.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the A string (5th), G string (3rd) and high E string (1st), 6th fret.
- Middle finger on the B string (2nd), 7th fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 8th fret.
- Don't strum the low E string (6th). It stays silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding E♭m7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice E♭m7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Minor 7ths set:
- E♭m7 ↔ Bm7 E♭ minor 7 to B minor 7 Drill
- E♭m7 ↔ G♯m7 E♭ minor 7 to G♯ minor 7 Drill
- E♭m7 ↔ C♯m7 E♭ minor 7 to C♯ minor 7 Drill
- E♭m7 ↔ Fm7 E♭ minor 7 to F minor 7 Drill
- E♭m7 ↔ F♯m7 E♭ minor 7 to F♯ minor 7 Drill
- E♭m7 ↔ B♭m7 E♭ minor 7 to B♭ minor 7 Drill