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E♭ Minor Add 11

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The E♭ Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes E♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭.

Notes: E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭ · Piano keys: E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

D♯ Minor Add 11
This is the same chord as D♯ Minor Add 11 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.
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E♭
E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭

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Introduction

The E♭ Minor Add 11 chord is a four-note chord made up of E♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭.

Notes

Notes:E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the E♭ Minor Add 11 is the tonic (i) chord of Eb Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, Gb Major6 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭).

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭

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.

BEADGCF

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of E♭ Minor

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

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8D#F#A#
iE♭ Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iE♭ MinorMinor
2ii°F DiminishedDiminished
3IIIG♭ MajorMajor
4ivA♭ MinorMinor
5vB♭ MinorMinor
6VIB MajorMajor
7VIID♭ MajorMajor

E♭ Minor Add 11 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the E♭ Minor Add 11 chord on piano?
The E♭ Minor Add 11 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 reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Jadassohn, Salomon(1883)

    A Manual of Harmony

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    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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