Guitar chord · Triads
E♭ major chord on guitar
x68886 · Barre · 6th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play E♭ on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bright, stable and resolved — the foundation of most songs.
E♭ is the I chord in E♭ major, IV in B♭ major and V in A♭ major. In minor keys: III in C minor, V in G♯ minor, VI in G minor and VII in F minor.
- Notes
- E♭GB♭
- Formula
- 135
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 6th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 6th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 6th fret, held by the barre E♭
- 4th string (D): 8th fret, middle finger (2) B♭
- 3rd string (G): 8th fret, ring finger (3) E♭
- 2nd string (B): 8th fret, pinky finger (4) G
- 1st string (high E): 6th fret, held by the barre B♭
Tablature
e|--6---| B|--8---| G|--8---| D|--8---| A|--6---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every E♭ note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing E♭ on guitar
The common choices are the A-shape barre at the 6th fret (x68886) or the smaller four-string shape xx1343, which keeps the root in the bass without a full barre.
You’ll find E♭ in common progressions such as E♭–B♭–Cm–A♭ (the pop progression in E♭ major), E♭–A♭–B♭–A♭ (three-chord rock in E♭ major) and E♭–Cm–A♭–B♭ (the ’50s progression in E♭ major).
