D#/Eb Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The D#/Eb Minor scale on guitar (D sharp / E flat minor): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb B Db

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|--4---6-----|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--1---3---4-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--2---4-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--8---9--11-|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
D|--8---9--11-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--9--11-----|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---7---9-|
D|--8---9--11-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--1---3---4-|
B|--1---2-----|
G|--1---------|
D|--1---------|
A|--0---2-----|
D|--1---3---4-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--3---4---6-|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--1---3---4-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--2---4-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--1---3---4-|
B|--1---2-----|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--1---3-----|
A|--0---2---4-|
D|--3---4---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 13 11 11 13`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 3`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`4 4 4 3 2 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 9 8 6 7 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 9 8 6 x x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 6 4 4 6`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x 11 13 13 12 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x 11 9 8 9 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 8 6 6 8`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 13 11 10 11 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x 9 8 7 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`9 9 9 8 7 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 4`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 9 8 6 6 8`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 9 11 10 11 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`6 6 4 4 4 6`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`6 6 4 4 4 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 3`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 8`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 14 13 11 11 13`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`11 11 11 13 12 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 9 11 10 11 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 4 4 x x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 9 8 7 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 9 6 6 6 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 9 8 10 9 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 13 13 11 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 14 11 11 11 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 6 6 4 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 13 13 11 x x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 9 8 6 x x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x x 11 11 11`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x 6 6 4 x x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x 9 8 7 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 14 13 11 x x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 13 11 14 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 11 9 11 x x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 13 13 11 x x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 4 4 x x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 9 8 7 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 6 6 6 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 13 13 11 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 9 8 6 x x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 6 6 4 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B – Db

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------4---3-----------4---3-----------4---3-----------4---|
B|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|
G|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|
D|8---4---8-------8---4---8-------8---4---8-------8---4---8-------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
B|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
G|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
A|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B – Db

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
B|7---------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
G|8-------------------------------------------4-------4---6---4---|1---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|8-------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------------------4-------4---6---4---|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------3-------3---4---3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---8---9---8---9-------9---------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------8-------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------6-------6---7---6---7---9---7---9-------9---|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---|
D|3---1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------|
A|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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