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Chord progression · E♭ minor

The epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) in E♭ minor

A dramatic, anthemic minor loop used all over rock, pop and film music. It’s the pop progression’s darker twin — the same chords, starting from the minor chord.

Chords in E♭ minor
E♭m→C♭→G♭→D♭
Numerals
iVIIIIVII

Play along

4 bars of 4 beats, looping · pick a key above to transpose

1E♭mi
2C♭VI
3G♭III
4D♭VII

Strum pattern: ↓   ↓↑  ↑↓↑ (down, down-up, up-down-up) — count “1 2 & 3 & 4 &”. Learn this strum →

The chords

i E♭m
6fr×1E♭3B♭4E♭2G♭1B♭
3B♭4E♭2G♭1B♭
C4C5E♭G♭B♭E♭ G♭ B♭
VI C♭
×1C♭2G♭3C♭4E♭1G♭
3C♭2E♭1G♭1C♭
C4C♭C5E♭G♭C♭/E♭
III G♭
1G♭3D♭4G♭2B♭1D♭1G♭
4B♭1D♭3G♭2B♭
C4C5D♭G♭B♭G♭/D♭
VII D♭
4fr×1D♭2A♭3D♭4F1A♭
1A♭2D♭3F4D♭
C4FC5D♭A♭D♭ F A♭

Piano voicings use inversions so each chord is as close as possible to the one before — your hand barely moves. Switch to “Root position” to compare.

i–VI–III–VII in every key

CmC♯mDmE♭mEmFmF♯mGmG♯mAmB♭mBm

More progressions in E♭ minor

i–iv–V–ii–VII–VI–V