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E♭°7 Chord on Guitar

E♭°7 is the E♭ diminished 7th chord — 4 notes (E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7. 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♭♭ · D♭♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

E♭°7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • E♭°7 – fret 1××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 1
  • E♭°7 – fret 44×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 4
  • E♭°7 – fret 55×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 5
  • E♭°7 – fret 1010R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 10
  • E♭°7 – fret 1111R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 11
  • E♭°7 – fret 1313××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 13

E♭°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭54♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭511×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭57××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭♭77♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭♭7×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭♭710××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • E♭°7 – bass: R10R♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • E♭°7 – bass: R5×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • E♭°7 – bass: R××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭3♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭38×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭3××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

E♭°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭38×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭5♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭511×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭♭77♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • E♭°7 – bass: ♭♭7×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • E♭°7 – bass: R10R×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • E♭°7 – bass: R5×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

E♭°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • E♭°7 – R-3-79R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • E♭°7 – R-3-74×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • E♭°7 – R-7-310R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • E♭°7 – R-7-35×R×♭♭7♭3×R-7-3

Scales to play over E♭°7

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

Other E♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the E♭°7 chord?
E♭°7 (E♭ diminished 7th) contains E♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
How do you play E♭°7 on guitar?
A common shape is xx1212 (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♭°7?
Good choices to solo over E♭°7: E♭ Diminished (whole-half), E♭ Superlocrian 𝄫7, E♭ Locrian ♮6.