Guitar arpeggio
Eb Minor 7 Guitar Arpeggio
Eb Minor 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Eb, Gb, Bb, and Db. It is also commonly called Eb Minor Seventh and Ebm7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- Eb, Gb, Bb, Db
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 10
- Chord symbols
- Ebm7, Ebmin7
- Also called
- Eb Minor SeventhEbm7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Eb root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Eb root notes and connect the remaining minor 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Eb Minor Seventh or Ebm7.
Chord construction and defining tones
Eb minor 7 is defined by b3 (Gb) and b7 (Db). The minor third establishes the quality, and the flat seventh broadens the minor triad without creating dominant tension.
Harmonic use
Use this arpeggio over Ebm7, minor-key passages, and minor ii-V or modal settings that include the flat seventh.
Practice this arpeggio on guitar
- Play the Eb Minor 7 arpeggio from one Eb root to the next in at least two fretboard positions, saying each note name and interval degree aloud.
- Connect b3 (Gb) and b7 (Db) across adjacent string sets before filling in the root and fifth.
- Play over Ebm7 and alternate phrases that land on the minor third with phrases that land on the flat seventh.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with Eb Minor 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard