How Can You Practice the Eb Major Chord on the Piano?

Do you know which notes are in the Eb major chord? In this article, you will learn three different ways to play this chord on the piano.

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What Notes Make up the Eb major Chord?

The symbol for the Eb major chord is Eb.

The notes of the Eb chord are Eb – G – Bb.

The Eb chord is a triad because it has three notes: root (Eb), major third (G), and perfect fifth (Bb).

The picture below shows how to play the notes of the Eb major chord on the piano in root position:

You can see that the first note from the left is Eb (the root), the second note is G (the major third), and the third note is Bb (the perfect fifth).

Assuming that you are playing the Eb chord in root position the lowest note is Eb.

Here is how to remember the notes of the Eb major chord:

Start from the first note of the chord (the root) that for the Eb major chord is Eb.
To find the second note of the chord calculate a major third from the root (G).
Then to find the third note of the chord calculate the perfect fifth from the root (Bb).

This applies if you are playing the Eb major chord in root position.

The 1st inversion of the Eb chord starts with the note G.

The picture below shows how to play the notes of the Eb major chord on the piano in the first inversion:

In the 1st inversion, you shift the root of the Eb chord (Eb) up one octave compared to the root position.

The notes of the Eb chord in the 1st inversion are G – Bb – Eb.

The 2nd inversion of the Eb chord starts with the note Bb.

Below you can see how to play the notes of the second inversion of the Eb major chord on the piano:

In the 2nd inversion, you also shift the third of the Eb chord (G) up one octave.

The notes of the 2nd inversion of the Eb chord are Bb – Eb – G.

Given that the Eb chord is a triad (it consists of three notes) there is no third inversion because it would be the same as the root position.

The following articles show you how to play other Eb chords: