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Chord Of The Week 12/10/13 - Eb / Ebmaj7

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bigjonbigjon Frets: 680
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Most people don't know it, but there are actually playable open position fingerings available for both these chords :-)
Eb: x65046
Ebmaj7: x65036

What are your favourite ways of playing Eb and Ebmaj7 chords?
Current favourite chord - Gm9add13 x[5]5360, see http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/56152/chord-of-the-week-21-11-15-a-gmadd9add13-based-on-dido-s-white-flag
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  • bigjonbigjon Frets: 680
    Index of Chord Of The Week discussions updated at http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/598/chord-of-the-week-index
    Current favourite chord - Gm9add13 x[5]5360, see http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/56152/chord-of-the-week-21-11-15-a-gmadd9add13-based-on-dido-s-white-flag
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  • MegiiMegii Frets: 1669
    edited October 2013

    I like these Ebmaj9 shapes: x6333x  (which misses out the 3rd - could also be called a Bb triad over an Eb bass i.e. Bb/Eb ), and x63333 (adds the 3rd on the high E string).

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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8108
    bigjon said:
    What are your favourite ways of playing Eb and Ebmaj7 chords?
    x11333 for the way it rings, and x68786 because of the way that it sits (tonally and easy of fingering) with other mid-fretboard chords.
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    edited October 2013
    2nd chord in new york new york, after the first two x68866:
    x68766

    By the way when it transposes up a semitone at the end and goes to the rall section, there's a wonderful sequence, try it:
    x79977
    x79877
    079797
    0 11 12 13 14 0
    Ooooooh that last chord. Sorry for the hijack.
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  • DulcetJonesDulcetJones Frets: 515
    bigjon said:
    Most people don't know it, but there are actually playable open position fingerings available for both these chords :-)
    Eb: x65046
    Ebmaj7: x65036

    What are your favourite ways of playing Eb and Ebmaj7 chords?
    These are very cool, thanks!  I've been playing for a LOT of years and never saw this before.  I used to use x65343 but always had to struggle a bit or revert to x68886 which always sounded too high. 

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    Mine involves tuning down to Eb but it's a really nice shape.

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  • bigjonbigjon Frets: 680
    Bucket;56480" said:
    Mine involves tuning down to Eb but it's a really nice shape.

    0119800
    what strings are you tuning down exactly?

    Current favourite chord - Gm9add13 x[5]5360, see http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/56152/chord-of-the-week-21-11-15-a-gmadd9add13-based-on-dido-s-white-flag
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    edited October 2013
    bigjon said:
    Bucket;56480" said:
    Mine involves tuning down to Eb but it's a really nice shape.

    0119800
    what strings are you tuning down exactly?

    All of them! I play in Eb standard a lot.

    Admittedly I found this shape while playing in E though.
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    lol, it is a nice E chord, so it's a nice Eb chord if you tune down a semitone! I quite like it as a nice A# chord (with a capo)
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    viz said:
    with a capo
    Pervert. ;)

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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    Whoops did I actually write that? Apols.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    viz said:
    Whoops did I actually write that? Apols.

    You got off lightly this time, don't let it happen again young man.

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  • JAYJOJAYJO Frets: 1470
    11 X 12 12 11 X  Eb maj7 

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  • mellowsunmellowsun Frets: 2422
    x6808x
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  • bigjonbigjon Frets: 680
    I find it hard to resist the temptation to end a jazz tune in Eflat with a harmonic on strings 3 and 4 -
    Ebmaj7: 11 x (12) (12) x x
    Current favourite chord - Gm9add13 x[5]5360, see http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/56152/chord-of-the-week-21-11-15-a-gmadd9add13-based-on-dido-s-white-flag
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  • vizviz Frets: 10211
    Lol
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