Major familyImaj7 in E♭ major
E♭ major seventh chord
E♭maj7E♭ major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 1
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- G3
- 4
- ♭5
- B♭5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- D7
- E♭ Root
- G Major 3rd
- B♭ Perfect 5th
- D Major 7th
About this chord
What is an E♭ major seventh chord?
E♭maj7 is built from 4 notes: E♭ (the root), G (the 3), B♭ (the 5), D (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- E♭ · G · B♭ · D
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- E♭Δ7 · E♭M7 · E♭ma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in E♭ major · IVmaj7 in B♭ major · VImaj7 in G minor · IIImaj7 in C minor
Scales that contain E♭maj7
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