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Dominant familyV7 in A♭ major

E♭ dominant seventh chord

E♭7

E♭ dominant seventh

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 1

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×A×DGBe12345E♭B♭D♭G

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. G3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. B♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. D♭♭7
  12. 7
  • E♭ Root
  • G Major 3rd
  • B♭ Perfect 5th
  • D♭ Minor 7th

About this chord

What is an E♭ dominant seventh chord?

E♭7 is built from 4 notes: E♭ (the root), G (the 3), B♭ (the 5), D♭ (the ♭7). Bluesy and restless: the tritone inside it wants to resolve.

Notes
E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
Also written
E♭dom7
Found in
V7 in A♭ major · VII7 in F minor · V7 in A♭ harmonic minor

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