Eb7 Ukulele Chord

Eb7 is the E flat dominant seventh chord. It has four notes: E flat, G, B flat and D flat. The shape is a small barre: index flat across the g, C and E strings at the 3rd fret, middle finger on the 4th fret of the A string.

Index barred across the g, C and E strings at the 3rd fret, middle on the 4th fret of the A string. The movable C7 grip, three frets up.

How to play Eb7 on ukulele, step by step

Index finger: press flat across the G to E strings at fret 3
Middle finger: 4th fret, A string
Strum all four strings.

The grip is the movable seventh: C7 moved up three frets, with the barre standing in for the nut. Slide it one fret down for D7 or two up for F7 and the fingers never rearrange.

More ways to play Eb7

There are 3 common Eb7 shapes: the standard one at the top of the page, plus these further up the neck. You only ever need one. Tap any card to hear it.

Eb7 ukulele chord diagram, frets 3 to 6, played 0364 — Frets 3 to 6

Eb7 ukulele chord diagram, barre at fret 6, played 6766 — Barre at fret 6

If it sounds wrong

The barre loses the E string: Three string barres fail at their edge. Let the index tip poke past the g string so its full pad covers all three, and roll it slightly toward the nut.
The A string is quiet: The middle finger stretches one fret past the barre. Keep it curled; if it flattens, it mutes the E string under it.
The chord sounds choked: Mid neck frets are closer together than at the nut. Loosen the grip: barre pressure that C7 never needed will pull Eb7 sharp.

What makes it an Eb7

E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭ 1 3 5 ♭7

Eb7 is a dominant seventh: an E flat major triad (E flat, G, B flat) plus a minor seventh, D flat. The seventh aims it at A flat: Eb7 is the V7 of Ab major and minor.

E flat is a horn key, and Eb7 belongs to the swing and jazz half of the ukulele songbook. When older charts stray out of C and F, this is one of the first chords they reach for.

Eb7 vs Eb

The two share no grip at all: Eb keeps the open g string (0331), while Eb7 needs D flat, a note no open string offers, so the whole chord moves onto the barre at the 3rd fret.

The sound tells the usual seventh story. Eb rests; Eb7 leans toward Ab. If the barre is not ready, the 0364 shape below keeps the open g and trades the barre for a stretch.

Eb7 chord questions

Is Eb7 the same as D#7?

Yes, one chord, two spellings. The flat name matches the keys this chord lives in, so E flat is the one used here.

Why does Eb7 need a barre when Eb does not?

Eb happens to fit the open g string; Eb7 needs D flat as well, and no open string provides it. The barre is simply the nut moved to the 3rd fret.

Is there an Eb7 without the barre?

Yes: 0364, the second shape on this page. It keeps the open g string and spreads three fingers over frets 3 to 6 instead.

What does Eb7 resolve to?

Ab. Eb7 is the V7 chord of A flat major and A flat minor.

Where is Eb7 used?

In songs in Ab, and across the swing, jazz and show tune repertoire written in flat horn keys.