Arpeggio · E♭m7 · Guitar
The E♭m7 arpeggio is E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. E♭m7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics; its sound is soft, warm, unresolved. Below, every E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 6. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from E♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E♭ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | G♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | B♭ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | D♭ | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: E♭ Dorian (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭). Voicings: E♭m7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
E♭m7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics. Its character is soft, warm, unresolved.
E♭ Dorian (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root E♭ on the A string at fret 6 and play A-string fret 6, A-string fret 9, D-string fret 8, G-string fret 6, G-string fret 8. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the ii chord in a major ii–V–I.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from E♭