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E♭ minor 7th chord

Symbol: E♭m7 · Notes: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭

A minor chord with a minor seventh: mellower than a plain minor chord, heard all over jazz, soul and pop. It is the ii of the famous ii – V – I progression.

How it is built

• E♭: root
• G♭: minor 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

• 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♭m · E♭7 · E♭maj7 · E♭sus2 · E♭sus4 · D♯dim · E♭+ · E♭6 · E♭m6 · E♭add9 · D♯dim7 · D♯m7♭5

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