Irish bouzouki E♭ chord (GDAD)E♭ major: 0 1 1 1, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 1 1 1 (open position) · Eb/G
- G course: open, G
- Low D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
- A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
- High D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
Sounds: G E♭ B♭ E♭ · E♭ is E♭, G, B♭ (1 · 3 · 5)
Found in: G minor (♭VI), B♭ major (IV), E♭ major (I), A♭ major (V), F mixolydian (♭VII), B♭ mixolydian (IV)
Open courses that ring: G is a note of E♭, so it can drone under it.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More E♭ shapes
- 3 5 6 5
3fr · Eb/Bb - 0 8 6 8
6fr · Eb/G - 8 8 10 8
8fr
E♭ in session keys
- G minor (♭VI, a main chord): Gm – F – E♭ – F
- F mixolydian (♭VII, a main chord): F – E♭ – F
- F dorian (♭VII, a main chord): Fm – E♭ – Fm
- F minor (♭VII, a main chord): Fm – E♭ – D♭ – E♭
- C dorian (♭III): Cm – E♭ – B♭ – Cm (up to ♭III and home through ♭VII)
Other E♭ chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD
Other major chords
E♭ in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app