How to Play Ebmaj7 on Piano

The Eb Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: Eb – G – Bb – D.

A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.

Notes in Ebmaj7

NoteIntervalFinger
EbEb4Root1
GG4Major 3rd2
BbBb4Perfect 5th3
DD5Major 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

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

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (Eb, Bb) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

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 Major 7th Chords

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bmaj7
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
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