Irish bouzouki E♭ chord (GDAE)E♭ major: 0 1 1 3, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 1 1 3 (open position) · Eb/G
- G course: open, G
- D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
- A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
- E course: 3rd fret, ring finger, G
Sounds: G E♭ B♭ G · 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 GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.
More E♭ shapes
- 3 5 6 3
3fr · Eb/Bb - 0 5 6 6
5fr · Eb/G - 0 8 10 11
8fr · Eb/G
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 GDAE
Other major chords
E♭ in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app