PorchtoneQuick answer: the seven chords in E♭ minor are E♭m, F°, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, B, D♭. The strongest are E♭m, A♭m and B♭m (the i, iv and v); most songs in E♭m lean on those.
The chords
| E♭miE♭ G♭ B♭ | F°ii°F A♭ B | G♭IIIG♭ B♭ D♭ | A♭mivA♭ B E♭ | B♭mvB♭ D♭ F | BVIB E♭ G♭ | D♭VIID♭ F A♭ |
Progressions that sound good in E♭m
- AndalusianE♭m – D♭ – B – B♭ (i VII VI V)
A falling bass line with Spanish drama.
- Night driveE♭m – B – G♭ – D♭ (i VI III VII)
Dark but moving forward; huge in film and alt-pop.
Playing in E♭m with a capo
If the barre chords in E♭m are a stretch, put a capo on and play easier open shapes. The song still sounds in E♭m.
| Capo | Play these shapes |
|---|---|
| Fret 1 | Dm, E°, F, Gm, Am, B♭ (shapes from Dm) |
| Fret 6 | Am, B°, C, Dm, Em, F (shapes from Am) |
Related keys
E♭ minor shares all its chords with its relative major, G♭ major. Its closest neighbours are B♭ minor and G♯ minor, which share six of its seven notes and make easy key changes.