E♭7 chord on piano
E♭7 is E♭, G, B♭ and D♭. You'll find E♭ on the black key between D and E. Tap Play, then slow it down.
root position · E♭–G–B♭–D♭ · right hand 1-2-3-5
- Notes
- E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
How to play E♭7 on piano
From E♭, go 4 half steps up to G, 3 half steps up to B♭ then 3 half steps up to D♭. That's the whole chord: 4 keys.
- Right hand: 1 on E♭, 2 on G, 3 on B♭ and 5 on D♭.
- Left hand: 5 on E♭, 3 on G, 2 on B♭ and 1 on D♭.
- On the keyboard it's black, white, black and black keys, the same pattern as A♭7, so your hand shape carries over.
E♭7 inversions
- root position: E♭–G–B♭–D♭. Right hand 1-2-3-5.
- 1st inversion: G–B♭–D♭–E♭, with G at the bottom. Fingers 1-2-3-5.
- 2nd inversion: B♭–D♭–E♭–G, with B♭ at the bottom. RH 1-2-3-5.
- 3rd inversion: D♭–E♭–G–B♭, D♭ lowest. Right hand 1-2-3-5.
Use the inversions to stay put: the next chord is often one inversion away from where your hand already is, as the changes below show.
E♭7 chord changes
Songs rarely hold E♭7 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.
- A♭ (the V7 pulls home a fifth below): E♭7 to A♭: play A♭ in 2nd inversion (E♭–A♭–C) and E♭ stays under the same finger, while G moves up to A♭ and D♭ down to C. A♭ on piano
- A♭maj7 (I in A♭ major): E♭7 to A♭maj7: play A♭maj7 in 2nd inversion (E♭–G–A♭–C) and E♭ and G stay under the same fingers, while B♭ moves down to A♭ and D♭ down to C. A♭maj7 on piano
- Fm7 (vi in A♭ major): E♭7 to Fm7: play Fm7 in 3rd inversion (E♭–F–A♭–C) and E♭ stays under the same finger, while G moves down to F, B♭ down to A♭ and D♭ down to C. Fm7 on piano
E♭7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major triad with a flattened seventh on top. Use E♭7 where you want motion: it leans toward the chord a fifth below and turns up on almost every blues. The one-by-one button above makes that quality easy to hear.
Getting E♭7 under your fingers
Play E♭7 broken, one key at a time: E♭, G, B♭, D♭, B♭, G, E♭. Then press the keys together and check that all 4 sound at the same volume. Next, walk up through E♭–G–B♭–D♭ → G–B♭–D♭–E♭ → B♭–D♭–E♭–G → D♭–E♭–G–B♭ without lifting your eyes to your hand.
The keys of E♭7
E♭7 is a dominant seventh chord, 1–3–5–♭7 from E♭. Root position, from the bottom: how E♭7 is built.
| Note | Key | Fingers | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | black key | RH 1 · LH 5 | root |
| G | white key | RH 2 · LH 3 | major third |
| B♭ | black key | RH 3 · LH 2 | perfect fifth |
| D♭ | black key | RH 5 · LH 1 | minor seventh |
You may also see it as D♯7; nothing changes on the piano.
E♭7 in context
In E♭ major, I7–IV7–V7 (12 bars) on piano is E♭7 (E♭–G–B♭–D♭), A♭7 (A♭–C–E♭–G♭) and B♭7 (B♭–D–F–A♭). About the 12-bar blues.
In A♭ major, ii–V–I on piano is B♭m7 (B♭–D♭–F–A♭), E♭7 (E♭–G–B♭–D♭) and A♭maj7 (A♭–C–E♭–G). About the jazz cadence.
E♭7 on guitar and ukulele
E♭7 on guitar and ukulele uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.
Next to try on piano
Other dominant seventh chords
E♭7 on piano: questions
What notes are in E♭7 on piano?
E♭, G, B♭ and D♭: E♭ (black key), G (white key), B♭ (black key) and D♭ (black key). Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1.
How do you play E♭7 on piano?
Press E♭, G, B♭ and D♭ together (3 black, 1 white). Right hand: 1 on E♭, 2 on G, 3 on B♭ and 5 on D♭.
What are the inversions of E♭7?
1st inversion (G–B♭–D♭–E♭), 2nd inversion (B♭–D♭–E♭–G) and 3rd inversion (D♭–E♭–G–B♭), after root position (E♭–G–B♭–D♭). Only the lowest note changes.
What does E♭7 look like on the keyboard?
black, white, black and black keys, the same pattern as A♭7, so one hand shape covers all of them.
Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside E♭7. Updated September 2026.