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E♭ Add 4

Add 4 · E♭ – G – A♭ – B♭

The E♭ Add 4 chord (E♭add4) contains the notes E♭, G, A♭, and B♭. Its interval formula is 1 3 4 5. A major triad plus the 4th — open and unresolved, like a sus chord but with the 3rd intact.

D♯ Add 4
This is the same chord as D♯ Add 4 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.

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Eb · G · Ab · Bb
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E♭

The E♭ Add 4 chord is a four-note chord made up of E♭, G, A♭, and B♭.

Construction

E♭ Add 4 = Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 4th + Perfect 5th = E♭ · G · A♭ · B♭
NoteIntervalDegree
E♭Root1
GMajor 3rd3
A♭Perfect 4th4
B♭Perfect 5th5

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the E♭ Add 4 is the tonic (I) chord of Eb Major, whose key signature has 3 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭).

B♭E♭A♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭F♭

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of E♭ Major

These are the triads built on each degree of the E♭ major scale:

C1C2C3C4GC5C6C7C8E♭B♭
I — E♭ Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IE♭ MajorMajor
2iiF MinorMinor
3iiiG MinorMinor
4IVA♭ MajorMajor
5VB♭ MajorMajor
6viC MinorMinor
7vii°D DiminishedDiminished

E♭ Add 4 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the E♭ Add 4 chord on piano?
The E♭ Add 4 chord contains the notes E♭ – G – A♭ – B♭. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset — continuously maintained and human-verified, with no fixed publication date.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Chopin, Frédéric(1839)

    Prelude in E♭ major, Op. 28 No. 19

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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