The key of E flat minor has six flats. For reference, here are the notes in the E flat minor scale:
- E Flat
- F
- G Flat
- A Flat
- B Flat
- C Flat
- D Flat
All the chords in the key of E flat minor are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.
- E Flat Minor
- F Diminished
- G Flat Major
- A Flat Minor
- B Flat Minor
- C Flat Major
- D Flat Major
Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
i Chord — E Flat Minor or E Flat Minor Seventh
The first chord (i) in the key of E flat minor is the E flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E flat minor chord on guitar.
The E flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E flat minor seventh chord.
iidim Chord — F Diminished or F Minor Seventh Flat Five
The second chord (iidim) in the key of E flat minor is the F diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F diminished chord on guitar.
The F minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F minor seventh flat five chord.
III Chord — G Flat Major or G Flat Major Seventh
The third chord (III) in the key of E flat minor is the G flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G flat major chord on guitar.
The G flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G flat major seventh chord.
iv Chord — A Flat Minor or A Flat Minor Seventh
The fourth chord (iv) in the key of E flat minor is the A flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A flat minor chord on guitar.
The A flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A flat minor seventh chord.
v Chord — B Flat Minor or B Flat Minor Seventh
The fifth chord (v) in the key of E flat minor is the B flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat minor chord on guitar.
The B flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat minor seventh chord.
VI Chord — C Flat Major or C Flat Major Seventh
The sixth chord (VI) in the key of E flat minor is the C flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C flat major chord on guitar.
The C flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C flat major seventh chord.
VII Chord — D Flat Major or D Flat Dominant Seventh
The seventh chord (VII) in the key of E flat minor is the D flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D flat major chord on guitar.
The D flat dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of E flat minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D flat dominant seventh chord.
Chord Progressions in the Key of E Flat Minor
Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of E Flat Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.
1. E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor, B Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----4---4-----1---1---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----3---3---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----1---1---
E| ------------4---4-------------
2. E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor, C Flat Major, B Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----1---1---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4-----3---3---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----2---2-----1---1---
E| ------------4---4-----------------------
3. E Flat Minor, C Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ----------------------2---2-----4---4---
4. E Flat Minor, D Flat Major, C Flat Major
E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----6---6-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
E| ------------------------------
5. E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor, G Flat Major, C Flat Major
E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
E| ------------4---4-----2---2-------------
6. E Flat Minor, F Diminished, B Flat Minor, E Flat Minor
E| --6---6---------------1---1-----6---6---
B| --7---7-----9---9-----2---2-----7---7---
G| --8---8-----10--10----3---3-----8---8---
D| --8---8-----9---9-----3---3-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----8---8-----1---1-----6---6---
E| ----------------------------------------
7. C Flat Major, D Flat Major, E Flat Minor
E| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --4---4-----6---6-----7---7---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
D| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ------------------------------
8. E Flat Minor, C Flat Major, G Flat Major, D Flat Major
E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----6---6---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----6---6---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
E| ----------------------2---2-------------
9. E Flat Minor, C Flat Major, E Flat Minor, C Flat Major
E| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----7---7-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----8---8-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----8---8-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
E| ----------------------------------------
10. E Flat Minor, B Flat Minor, E Flat Minor, A Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----1---1-----6---6-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----2---2-----7---7-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----3---3-----8---8-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----3---3-----8---8-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----1---1-----6---6-----6---6---
E| --------------------------------4---4---
11. E Flat Minor, G Flat Major, D Flat Major, E Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --7---7-----2---2-----6---6-----7---7---
G| --8---8-----3---3-----6---6-----8---8---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ------------2---2-----------------------
12. E Flat Minor, C Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor
E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ----------------------2---2-----4---4---
