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E♭° Chord on Guitar

E♭° is the E♭ diminished chord — 3 notes (E♭, G♭, B♭♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: E♭ · G♭ · B♭♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

E♭°: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • E♭° – fret 1××R♭5R♭3fret 1
  • E♭° – fret 66×R♭5R♭3×fret 6
  • E♭° – fret 1010××R♭3♭5Rfret 10

E♭°: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • E♭° – bass: R7R♭3♭5×××bass: R
  • E♭° – bass: R2×R♭3♭5××bass: R
  • E♭° – bass: R10××R♭3♭5×bass: R
  • E♭° – bass: R5×××R♭3♭5bass: R
  • E♭° – bass: ♭312♭3♭5R×××bass: ♭3
  • E♭° – bass: ♭37×♭3♭5R××bass: ♭3
  • E♭° – bass: ♭3××♭3♭5R×bass: ♭3
  • E♭° – bass: ♭310×××♭3♭5Rbass: ♭3
  • E♭° – bass: ♭54♭5R♭3×××bass: ♭5
  • E♭° – bass: ♭511×♭5R♭3××bass: ♭5
  • E♭° – bass: ♭57××♭5R♭3×bass: ♭5
  • E♭° – bass: ♭5×××♭5R♭3bass: ♭5

Keys that contain E♭°

Scales to play over E♭°

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain E♭, G♭, B♭♭.

Other E♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the E♭° chord?
E♭° (E♭ diminished) contains E♭, G♭, B♭♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5.
How do you play E♭° on guitar?
A common shape is xx1242 (low E to high E, x = muted string, around fret 1). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with E♭°?
Good choices to solo over E♭°: E♭ Locrian, E♭ Diminished (whole-half), E♭ Blues.
What key is E♭° in?
E♭° is diatonic in E major (vii°), C♯ minor (ii°).