Ebmaj7 piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
Ebmaj7 is a major seventh chord built from Eb, G, Bb, D. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
Ebmaj7
Eb · G · Bb · D
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7 – 11
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of Ebmaj7
Root position
Eb · G · Bb · D · bass Eb
Inversion 1
G · Bb · D · Eb · bass G
Inversion 2
Bb · D · Eb · G · bass Bb
Inversion 3
D · Eb · G · Bb · bass D
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain Ebmaj7
- EbI
- BbIV
In Eb it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- Ebmaj7
- Bb
- Cm
- Ab