Eb Major Piano Chord
Root
Eb3rd
G5th
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Eb
G
Bb
The Notes in an Eb Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of an Eb Major chord is Eb.
The 3rd
The third of an Eb Major chord is G. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding G from Eb step by step:
- Start on: Eb
- Step 1: move up to E
- Step 2: move up to F
- Step 3: move up to Gb
- Step 4: Land on G
3rd
GRoot
Eb1
2
3
- E is a minor second above Eb.
- F is a major 2nd above Eb.
- Gb is a minor third above Eb.
- G is a major third above Eb.
The 5th
The fifth of an Eb Major chord is Bb. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Bb from Eb step by step:
- Start on: Eb
- Step 1: move down to D
- Step 2: move down to Db
- Step 3: move down to C
- Step 4: move down to B
- Step 5: Land on Bb
5th
BbRoot
Eb1
2
3
4
- D is a minor second below Eb.
- Db is a major 2nd below Eb.
- C is a minor third below Eb.
- B is a major third below Eb.
- Bb is a fourth below Eb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Bb is down 5 half-steps from Eb, but up 7 half-steps from Eb:
5th
BbRoot
Eb1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Eb Major
Root Position
Root
Eb3rd
G5th
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Eb
G
Bb
1st Inversion
3rd
G5th
BbRoot
EbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G
Bb
Eb
2nd Inversion
5th
BbRoot
Eb3rd
GE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
Eb
G
