Piano chord
E♭ minor 7 chord
E♭m7 is a minor seventh chord: the root E♭, a minor 3rd up to G♭, a perfect 5th up to B♭ and a minor 7th up to D♭.
- Symbol
- E♭m7
- Notes
- E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭
Play it yourself
Tap E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- E♭
- G♭
- B♭
- D♭
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of E♭m7
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♭ – D♭
- 1st inversion · E♭m7/G♭
G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭
- 2nd inversion · E♭m7/B♭
B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭
- 3rd inversion · E♭m7/D♭
D♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
Keys with E♭m7
E♭m7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.
- ii7 · D♭ major
- vi7 · F♯ major
- iii7 · B major
- i7 · E♭ minor
- v7 · G♯ minor
- iv7 · B♭ minor