E♭ minor 7 chord on piano

The E flat minor 7 chord (E♭m7) is E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭. Here it is on the keyboard, with the fingers to use, every inversion and how it fits into keys.

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E♭m7, minor seventh chord

E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭

E♭ minor 7 chord on a piano keyboard: E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭, starting from middle C upwardC4C5E♭G♭B♭D♭
Root
E♭
Minor third
G♭
Perfect fifth
B♭
Minor seventh
D♭

Formula

1 ♭3 5 ♭7 (3, 7, 10 half steps above E♭)

Fingering in root position

E♭m7 root position: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesE♭G♭B♭D♭
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

E♭ minor 7 inversions

E♭ minor 7 has 3 inversions. Each one keeps the same notes and puts a different one at the bottom, so your hand can stay close to the chord before or after it.

E♭m7

Root position

E♭ minor 7, root position, on the piano: E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭ from the bottom upC4C5E♭G♭B♭D♭
E♭m7 root position: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesE♭G♭B♭D♭
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

E♭m7/G♭

First inversion

E♭ minor 7, first inversion, on the piano: G♭, B♭, D♭ and E♭ from the bottom upC4C5G♭B♭D♭E♭
E♭m7/G♭ first inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesG♭B♭D♭E♭
Right hand1245
Left hand5321

E♭m7/B♭

Second inversion

E♭ minor 7, second inversion, on the piano: B♭, D♭, E♭ and G♭ from the bottom upC4C5B♭D♭E♭G♭
E♭m7/B♭ second inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesB♭D♭E♭G♭
Right hand1235
Left hand5321

E♭m7/D♭

Third inversion

E♭ minor 7, third inversion, on the piano: D♭, E♭, G♭ and B♭ from the bottom upC4C5D♭E♭G♭B♭
E♭m7/D♭ third inversion: notes from the bottom up and fingering
NotesD♭E♭G♭B♭
Right hand1235
Left hand5421

Keys with E♭ minor 7

Roman numerals give a chord's place in a key: capitals for major chords, small letters for minor, ° for diminished. E♭ minor 7 appears as:

  • i7 in E♭ minor
  • vi7 in G♭ major
  • ii7 in D♭ major
  • iv7 in B♭ minor

How E♭ minor 7 is built

E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, B♭ the perfect fifth and D♭ the minor seventh.

A minor seventh chord is a minor chord plus the minor seventh, 10 half steps above the root. E♭ minor 7 uses the same keys as F♯6.

Every chord takes every other letter of the alphabet, so the letters of E♭ minor 7 are E, G, B, D. That is why it is spelled E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭.

Find E♭ minor 7 yourself

Without looking at the diagrams, find the chord on the keyboard, then each inversion. Saying the notes out loud as you tap them helps them stick.

Step 1 of 4

Tap the notes of E♭ minor 7, in any octave and any order.

CDEFGABCDEFGAB

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Questions

What notes are in the E♭ minor 7 chord?

E♭ minor 7 (E♭m7) has four notes: E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭. E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, B♭ the perfect fifth and D♭ the minor seventh.

What fingers do you use for E♭ minor 7 on piano?

In root position, play E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭ with right hand fingers 1, 2, 3 and 5 (thumb, index finger, middle finger and little finger) and left hand fingers 5, 3, 2 and 1. The fingers change a little in each inversion; every inversion on this page shows its own.

What are the inversions of E♭ minor 7?

E♭ minor 7 has 3 inversions, one for each note other than the root at the bottom. First inversion (E♭m7/G♭): G♭, B♭, D♭ and E♭. Second inversion (E♭m7/B♭): B♭, D♭, E♭ and G♭. Third inversion (E♭m7/D♭): D♭, E♭, G♭ and B♭.

What key is E♭ minor 7 in?

E♭ minor 7 is i7 in E♭ minor, its home key. It also appears as vi7 in G♭ major, ii7 in D♭ major and iv7 in B♭ minor.

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