How to Play Ebm7 on Piano

The Eb Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: Eb – Gb – Bb – Db.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Ebm7

NoteIntervalFinger
EbEb4Root1
GbGb4Minor 3rd2
BbBb4Perfect 5th3
DbDb5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Eb. Use finger 2 on Gb, finger 3 on Bb, and finger 5 on Db.

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 4 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 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Em7
E – G – B – D
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Other Eb Chords

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