How to Play Ebm on Piano

The Eb Minor chord sounds dark and inward. It stacks 3 notes: Eb – Gb – Bb.

Flattening the third by a semitone is the whole difference between major and minor. Everything else is identical.

Notes in Ebm

NoteIntervalFinger
EbEb4Root1
GbGb4Minor 3rd3
BbBb4Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Eb. Use finger 3 on Gb and finger 5 on Bb.

Where it sits

Every note of this chord is a black key, so the whole shape sits back from the front edge of the keyboard.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor Chords

Cm
C – Eb – G
C#m
C# – E – G#
Dm
D – F – A
Em
E – G – B
Fm
F – Ab – C
F#m
F# – A – C#
Gm
G – Bb – D
G#m
G# – B – D#
Am
A – C – E
Bbm
Bb – Db – F
Bm
B – D – F#

Other Eb Chords

Eb6
Eb – G – Bb – C
Eb7
Eb – G – Bb – Db
Eb9
Eb – G – Bb – Db – F
Eb
Eb – G – Bb
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Ebaug
Eb – G – B
Ebsus2
Eb – F – Bb
Ebsus4
Eb – Ab – Bb
Ebm6
Eb – Gb – Bb – C
Ebadd9
Eb – G – Bb – F