E♭maj7 Chord: Guitar, Piano and Ukulele Charts

E♭maj7 chord (E flat major seventh)

The E♭maj7 chord (E flat major seventh) has 4 notes: E♭, G, B♭ and D. It is a major seventh chord: a major chord with a major seventh on top. It sounds soft, open and a little dreamy. It works as Imaj7 in E flat major, IVmaj7 in B flat major and VImaj7 in G minor.

How to play it on guitar

An x is a string you don't play and 0 is an open string. The number on the left is the fret where the shape starts.

Usual shape
xx1333

Barre chord · fret 6
x68786

Barre chord · fret 11
(11)(13)(12)(12)(11)(11)

Notes in the chord

Note	Interval
E♭	Root
G	Major third
B♭	Perfect fifth
D	Major seventh

Inversions

Root position: E♭ – G – B♭ – D
First inversion: G – B♭ – D – E♭
Second inversion: B♭ – D – E♭ – G
Third inversion: D – E♭ – G – B♭

On piano

The highlighted keys (E♭, G, B♭ and D) make the chord in root position.

On ukulele

Usual shape
3335

Higher up the neck · fret 5
8765

Keys it belongs to

E♭maj7 is one of the chords of these keys. The degree tells you its role.

Progressions to practise it

Open them in the chord progression player to loop them and write over them.

E♭maj7 – A♭maj7 – E♭maj7 – A♭maj7 in E flat major Play in the chord player
Fm7 – B♭7 – E♭maj7 – E♭maj7 in E flat major Play in the chord player

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the E♭maj7 chord?

E♭maj7 has 4 notes: E♭, G, B♭ and D. It is a major seventh chord: a major chord with a major seventh on top.

How do you play E♭maj7 on guitar?

The usual shape is xx1333, read from the low E string to the high E string.

What keys is E♭maj7 in?

E♭maj7 is in E flat major (Imaj7), B flat major (IVmaj7), C minor (IIImaj7) and G minor (VImaj7).