E♭m — bouzouki chord
Minor · 5 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
E♭m (E♭ minor) is built from E♭ G♭ B♭: intervals 1 ♭3 5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Drone (root + 5th): 1-1-1 (E♭ B♭ E♭)
- Root position: 1-1-4 (E♭ B♭ G♭)
- 1st inversion: 4-1-1 (G♭ B♭ E♭)
- 1st inversion: 4-6-8 (G♭ E♭ B♭)
- 2nd inversion: 8-6-4 (B♭ E♭ G♭)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Hitzazkiar on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Souzinak on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Karsigar on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Sampak / Sabah on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
- Ousak (Usak) on E♭: home chord (Dm → E♭m)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 1-1-1 on trichordo, becomes C 3, A 1, D 1 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.
More E♭ chords
Relative major: F♯