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E♭ dominant 7th chord

Symbol: E♭7 · Notes: E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• E♭: root
• G: major third
• B♭: perfect fifth
• D♭: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭
• 1st inversion: G – B♭ – D♭ – E♭
• 2nd inversion: B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G
• 3rd inversion: D♭ – E♭ – G – B♭

In which keys

• V (dominant) in A♭ major
• VII in F minor
• V (dominant) in G♯ harmonic minor

Other E♭ chords

E♭ · E♭m · E♭maj7 · E♭m7 · E♭sus2 · E♭sus4 · D♯dim · E♭+ · E♭6 · E♭m6 · E♭add9 · D♯dim7 · D♯m7♭5

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