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E♭ minor chord

Symbol: E♭m · Notes: E♭ – G♭ – B♭

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• E♭: root
• G♭: minor 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

• II in D♭ major
• VI in F♯ major
• III in B major
• I (tonic) in E♭ minor
• V (dominant) in G♯ minor
• IV (subdominant) in B♭ minor

Other E♭ chords

E♭ · 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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