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E♭ major chord

Symbol: E♭ · Notes: E♭ – G – B♭

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• E♭: root
• G: major third
• B♭: perfect fifth

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

Its inversions

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

In which keys

• I (tonic) in E♭ major
• V (dominant) in A♭ major
• IV (subdominant) in B♭ major
• III in C minor
• VII in F minor
• VI in G minor
• V (dominant) in G♯ harmonic minor

Other E♭ chords

E♭m · E♭7 · 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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