# E♭ Minor Major 7th piano chord (E♭mMaj7) E♭mMaj7 contains E♭, G♭, B♭ and D. A minor triad with the major seventh added on top. E♭, G♭ and B♭ are black keys; D is white. - Canonical page: https://piano.org/chords/minor-major-7th/e-flat/ - Entity: chord:minor-major-7th:e-flat - Notes: E♭ G♭ B♭ D - Formula: 1 ♭3 5 7 - Intervals from root: P1, m3, P5, M7 - Interval stack (semitones): 3 4 4 - Also written: E♭mMaj7, EbmMaj7, E♭ minor major 7th - Parameters: A440, 12-TET, 165 mm octave, spans centre to centre ## Construction | Degree | Note | Interval from root | Semitones | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E♭ | Perfect unison | 0 | | ♭3 | G♭ | Minor third | 3 | | 5 | B♭ | Perfect fifth | 7 | | 7 | D | Major seventh | 11 | ## Fingering Rest your right hand over the notes with finger 2 on E♭, finger 3 on G♭, finger 4 on B♭, finger 5 on D. The left hand mirrors it. Right hand 2-3-4-5, left hand 5-4-3-2. Source: piano.org fingering method v1. ## Inversions | Position | Bass | Notes in order | Figured bass | Span | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Root position | E♭ | E♭3 G♭3 B♭3 D4 | 7 | 11 st, 151 mm | | First inversion (E♭mMaj7/G♭) | G♭ | G♭3 B♭3 D4 E♭4 | 6/5 | 9 st, 124 mm | | Second inversion (E♭mMaj7/B♭) | B♭ | B♭3 D4 E♭4 G♭4 | 4/3 | 8 st, 110 mm | | Third inversion (E♭mMaj7/D) | D | D4 E♭4 G♭4 B♭4 | 4/2 | 8 st, 110 mm | ## Voicings (10) | Voicing | Notes | Span | Relation | Omits or adds | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Close, root position | E♭3 G♭3 B♭3 D4 | 11 st, 151 mm | identical | none | | Close, first inversion | G♭3 B♭3 D4 E♭4 | 9 st, 124 mm | identical | none | | Close, second inversion | B♭3 D4 E♭4 G♭4 | 8 st, 110 mm | identical | none | | Close, third inversion | D4 E♭4 G♭4 B♭4 | 8 st, 110 mm | identical | none | | Drop 2 | B♭2 E♭3 G♭3 D4 | 16 st, 220 mm | identical | none | | Drop 3 | G♭2 E♭3 B♭3 D4 | 20 st, 275 mm | identical | none | | Drop 2 and 4 | E♭2 B♭2 G♭3 D4 | 23 st, 316 mm | identical | none | | Shell, root 7 ♭3 | E♭2 D3 G♭3 | 15 st, 206 mm | subset | omits B♭ | | Guide tones, ♭3 and 7 | G♭3 D4 | 8 st, 110 mm | subset | omits E♭ and B♭ | | Rootless close | G♭3 B♭3 D4 | 8 st, 110 mm | subset | omits E♭ | ## One-edit neighbors | Becomes | Edit | Changes | Common tones | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | E♭m | 1 ♭3 5 | drops D | 3 | | E♭maj7 | 1 3 5 7 | G♭ becomes G | 3 | | E♭m7 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 | D becomes D♭ | 3 | | E♭m6 | 1 ♭3 5 6 | D becomes C | 3 | | E♭maj9 | 1 3 5 7 9 | G♭ becomes G, F | 3 | | E♭m9 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 | D becomes D♭, F | 3 | | E♭ | 1 3 5 | G♭, D becomes G | 2 | | E♭dim | 1 ♭3 ♭5 | B♭, D becomes B♭♭ | 2 | | E♭sus2 | 1 2 5 | G♭, D becomes F | 2 | | E♭sus4 | 1 4 5 | G♭, D becomes A♭ | 2 | | E♭7 | 1 3 5 ♭7 | G♭, D becomes G, D♭ | 2 | | E♭m7♭5 | 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 | B♭, D becomes B♭♭, D♭ | 2 | ## Set theory - Absolute pitch classes: {3, 6, 10, 2} - Relative pitch classes: [0, 3, 7, 11] - Normal order: [2, 3, 6, 10] - Prime form: (0148) - Forte number: 4-19 - Interval vector: <101310> ## Frequencies (close root position) | Note | MIDI | Frequency | | --- | --- | --- | | E♭3 | 51 | 155.56 Hz | | G♭3 | 54 | 185.00 Hz | | B♭3 | 58 | 233.08 Hz | | D4 | 62 | 293.66 Hz | ## Questions and answers ### What notes are in E♭mMaj7? E♭mMaj7 contains E♭, G♭, B♭ and D. The formula is 1, ♭3, 5, 7. ### How do you play E♭mMaj7 on piano? Play E♭, G♭, B♭ and D together. Right hand fingers 2, 3, 4, 5; left hand 5, 4, 3, 2. E♭, G♭ and B♭ are black keys; D is white. ### What are the inversions of E♭mMaj7? 4 positions: root position E♭ G♭ B♭ D, E♭mMaj7/G♭, E♭mMaj7/B♭, E♭mMaj7/D. ### What is the difference between E♭mMaj7 and E♭m? Drops D. 3 of the notes are shared. ### What is an easy E♭mMaj7 for small hands? The close, second inversion voicing, B♭3 D4 E♭4 G♭4, spans 8 semitones or about 110 mm. ### What are the frequencies of E♭mMaj7? From E♭3 at A440 in 12-TET: 155.56, 185.00, 233.08, 293.66 Hz. ### What is the set class of E♭mMaj7? Prime form (0148), Forte 4-19, interval vector <101310>. ### How do I transpose E♭mMaj7 to another key? Keep the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 formula on the new root. CmMaj7 is C, E♭, G, B; C♯mMaj7 is C♯, E, G♯, B♯. ### Is D♯mMaj7 the same as E♭mMaj7? Enharmonically yes: the same piano keys and the same sound, spelled differently. ## Provenance Every derived value above is computed by the piano.org theory kernel from the root, the quality and the stated parameters. Nothing is hand-entered per chord. Machine record: https://piano.org/api/knowledge/v1/entities/chord:minor-major-7th:e-flat Last reviewed: 2026-08-12