Irish bouzouki E♭m chord (GDAE)E♭ minor: x 1 1 2, and 3 more shapes

Ebm chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: x 1 1 2, open position
Ebm (Eb minor) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: x 1 1 2, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: x 1 1 2 (open position)

  1. G course: not played
  2. D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
  3. A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
  4. E course: 2nd fret, middle finger, G♭

Sounds: E♭ B♭ G♭  ·  E♭m is E♭, G♭, B♭ (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: B major (iii), F♯ major (vi), D♭ major (ii), F♯ mixolydian (vi), D♭ mixolydian (ii), A♭ mixolydian (v)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

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♭m shapes

  1. 3112B♭E♭B♭G♭3 1 1 2
    open · Ebm/Bb
  2. 4fr133G♭E♭B♭x 4 6 6
    4fr · Ebm/Gb
  3. 8fr112E♭B♭G♭8 8 9 x
    8fr

Other E♭ chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

E♭E♭mE♭7

Other minor chords

DmGmAmEmBmCmFmB♭mE♭mF♯mC♯mG♯m

E♭m in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app