Chord Eb Major

Eb takes three keys, Eb, G and Bb. Eb is the root, G the major third and Bb the fifth. Said aloud, its notes are E flat, G and B flat. In Eb, Eb and Bb sit on black keys and G on a white key.

Counting semitones in Eb, Eb to G is four and G to Bb is three. With A4 at 440 Hz, this position sounds Eb4 at 311.13 Hz, G4 at 392 Hz and Bb4 at 466.16 Hz.

With the right hand, you build Eb by playing Eb with the thumb, G with the index finger and Bb with the ring finger. From Eb4 to Bb4 the hand spans seven semitones.

In the first inversion, Eb moves up an octave and the lowest note becomes G, the major third. The fingers are 1 - 2 - 5. In the second inversion, G moves up an octave and the lowest note becomes Bb, the fifth. The fingers are 1 - 3 - 5.

From Eb to Ebm only one key changes. G moves down a semitone to Gb. Eb and Cm have two notes in common, Eb and G.

You will find Eb in seven keys. In Eb major it is the I, in Ab major the V and in Bb major the IV.