E♭7 chord on piano
Eb dominant 7th: E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭. It sounds restless — it leans hard toward the chord a 5th below, which is why it ends blues turnarounds.
NotesE♭ G B♭ D♭
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E♭ — finger 1 · G — finger 2 · B♭ — finger 3 · D♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE♭ – G – B♭ – D♭
- 1stG – B♭ – D♭ – E♭
- 2ndB♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G
- 3rdD♭ – E♭ – G – B♭
Songs that use E♭7
BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement
Ab major · Intermediate
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced
C.P.E. BachSolfeggietto
C minor · Intermediate
BrahmsWaltz Op. 39 No. 15
Ab major · Intermediate
J.S. BachLittle Prelude in C minor
C minor · Intermediate
SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2
Ab major · Intermediate