E♭ chord on piano
Eb major: E♭ · G · B♭. It sounds bright and settled — the plain three-note chord most songs are built from.
NotesE♭ G B♭
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E♭ — finger 1 · G — finger 3 · B♭ — 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♭
- 1stG – B♭ – E♭
- 2ndB♭ – E♭ – G
Songs that use E♭
Ludovico EinaudiNuvole Bianche
F minor · Beginner
Max RichterOn the Nature of Daylight
Bb minor · Advanced
Nils FrahmAmbre
F minor · Advanced
Philip GlassOpening (Glassworks)
Eb major · Intermediate
Ólafur Arnaldssaman
C minor · Beginner
Ólafur Arnalds, NannaParticles
Ab major · Beginner