Piano chord
E♭ minor chord
E♭m is a minor triad: the root E♭, a minor 3rd up to G♭ and a perfect 5th up to B♭.
- Symbol
- E♭m
- Notes
- E♭ – G♭ – B♭
Play it yourself
Tap E♭, G♭ and B♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- E♭
- G♭
- B♭
Minor chords sound darker and more serious than major ones. The only difference is the middle note: the third is one half step lower.
Inversions of E♭m
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
E♭ – G♭ – B♭
- 1st inversion · E♭m/G♭
G♭ – B♭ – E♭
- 2nd inversion · E♭m/B♭
B♭ – E♭ – G♭
Keys with E♭m
E♭m occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.
- ii · D♭ major
- vi · F♯ major
- iii · B major
- i · E♭ minor
- v · G♯ minor
- iv · B♭ minor