Piano chord
E♭ Major 7th Chord
E♭maj7 is a major 7th chord built on E♭. It contains the notes E♭ – G – B♭ – D.
E♭maj7
Also written: E♭M7, E♭Δ7, D♯maj7
- E♭
- G
- B♭
- D
Notes in E♭maj7
Count up from E♭ using the intervals below. The formula shows each note relative to the E♭ major scale.
| Notes | Intervals | Formula | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | Root | 1 | 0 |
| G | Major 3rd | 3 | 4 |
| B♭ | Perfect 5th | 5 | 7 |
| D | Major 7th | 7 | 11 |
How to play E♭maj7 on piano
- Right hand: fingers 1–2–3–5 (thumb on E♭).
- Left hand: fingers 5–3–2–1, or play just the root in the left hand and the other notes in the right.
- Inversions keep your hand closer to the previous chord — see below.
E♭maj7 inversions
An inversion puts a different note of E♭maj7 at the bottom. The notes stay the same, the colour and voice leading change.
Root position
E♭maj7E♭ – G – B♭ – D
1st inversion
E♭maj7/GG – B♭ – D – E♭
2nd inversion
E♭maj7/B♭B♭ – D – E♭ – G
3rd inversion
E♭maj7/DD – E♭ – G – B♭
About major 7th chords
Add a dreamy major 7th on top of a major chord and you get jazz's most romantic sound — lush, sophisticated, hovering.
Sound: Dreamy & romantic
Songs that use it
- Can't Help Falling in Love · Elvis PresleyPop
- Moon River · Audrey HepburnJazz
- The Girl from Ipanema · Astrud GilbertoBossa Nova
Keys that contain E♭maj7
E♭maj7 is built only from notes of these keys. The Roman numeral shows its role in each key.
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