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Piano chord

E♭m7E flat minor seventh

  • E♭1
  • G♭♭3
  • B♭5
  • D♭♭7
Notes
4
Positions
4
Span
10semitones
Fingers
1-2-4-5

How to play E♭m7 on piano

  1. Find E♭: it is the root and the lowest note of the chord in root position.
  2. Right hand: 1 on E♭, 2 on G♭, 4 on B♭, 5 on D♭.
  3. Or with the left hand: 5 on E♭, 4 on G♭, 2 on B♭, 1 on D♭.
  4. Press the keys together, with curved fingers and a loose wrist, and let them ring.
  1. E♭m7 on piano, Root position: E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭E♭G♭B♭D♭1245
    E♭m7 on piano, Root position: E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭E♭G♭B♭D♭5421

    Root position · E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭

  2. E♭m7 on piano, 1st inversion: G♭ B♭ D♭ E♭G♭, B♭, D♭, E♭G♭B♭D♭E♭1345
    E♭m7 on piano, 1st inversion: G♭ B♭ D♭ E♭G♭, B♭, D♭, E♭G♭B♭D♭E♭5321

    1st inversion · G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭

  3. E♭m7 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ D♭ E♭ G♭B♭, D♭, E♭, G♭B♭D♭E♭G♭1235
    E♭m7 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ D♭ E♭ G♭B♭, D♭, E♭, G♭B♭D♭E♭G♭5321

    2nd inversion · B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭

  4. E♭m7 on piano, 3rd inversion: D♭ E♭ G♭ B♭D♭, E♭, G♭, B♭D♭E♭G♭B♭1235
    E♭m7 on piano, 3rd inversion: D♭ E♭ G♭ B♭D♭, E♭, G♭, B♭D♭E♭G♭B♭5431

    3rd inversion · D♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭

Numbers on the keys are fingers: 1 thumb, 2 index, 3 middle, 4 ring, 5 little finger.

E♭m7 inversions

Here are all 4 positions of E♭m7. The notes stay the same, only their order changes: root position has E♭ at the bottom, and every inversion starts on the next chord tone.

Chords that go with E♭m7

The other chords of E flat minor, the key where E♭m7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.

E♭m7 with two hands

A full sound: the left hand plays E♭ an octave lower, the right hand plays E♭–G♭–B♭–D♭.

E♭m7 with two handsE♭, E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭E♭E♭G♭B♭D♭51245

E♭m7 on other instruments

About the E♭m7 chord

The 4 notes of E flat minor seventh are E♭ (1), G♭ (♭3), B♭ (5), D♭ (♭7). A minor seventh: a minor triad with the flat seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, it is the ii chord of jazz and a favourite in R&B.

Put your thumb on E♭ and count up: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭. The whole chord spans 10 semitones from bottom to top. That fits inside an octave, so one hand covers E♭m7 without stretching.

The inversions of E♭m7 keep the same notes in a new order. In the 1st inversion the bass is G♭ (G♭–B♭–D♭–E♭). In the 2nd inversion the bass is B♭ (B♭–D♭–E♭–G♭). In the 3rd inversion the bass is D♭ (D♭–E♭–G♭–B♭).

Add D♭ to E♭m and you have E♭m7.

E♭m7 belongs to D flat major (ii7), B major (iii7), F sharp major (vi7), G sharp minor (v7), B flat minor (iv7).

Questions

What notes are in the E♭m7 chord?

E♭m7 (E flat minor seventh) has 4 notes: E♭ (1), G♭ (♭3), B♭ (5), D♭ (♭7).

How many inversions does E♭m7 have?

E♭m7 can be played in 4 positions: Root position (E♭–G♭–B♭–D♭); 1st inversion (G♭–B♭–D♭–E♭); 2nd inversion (B♭–D♭–E♭–G♭); 3rd inversion (D♭–E♭–G♭–B♭).

What is the difference between E♭m7 and E♭m?

Add D♭ to E♭m and you have E♭m7.

Can I play E♭m7 with one hand?

Yes. In root position E♭m7 spans 10 semitones, less than an octave, so one hand holds it easily.

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