Ebm/Gb Chord (Eb minor Over Gb) – 10 Ways to Play on the Guitar

The Ebm/Gb (Eb minor over Gb) chord is an E flat minor chord, with the G flat (the b3) as the bass note.

The chord is also referred to as Ebm over Gb, or Ebm ‘slash’ Gb, or simply, E flat minor with a G flat in the bass.

Technically, the Eb minor chord with the Gb in the bass is a second inversion Eb minor chord.

Some Ebm/Gb Chord Theory and Info

  • The Ebm/Gb chord contains the notes Gb, Eb and Bb.
  • It is a E flat minor chord with a G flat in the bass.
  • The root note of Ebm/Gb is Eb, the bass note is Gb.
  • The Ebm/Gb chord is very similar to the Gb6 chord, and they are often used interchangeably. The only difference between the two chords is that the Gb6 chord can also include the Db note, which is the 5th of Gb. Including the Db note in Ebm/Gb would make it an Ebm7/Fb, as the Db is the b7 note.

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