E♭7
Eb Dominant 7th — the engine of harmonic motion — the tritone between its third and seventh drives resolution down a fifth.
The keys
E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭
What's inside E♭7
| Note | Interval from root | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| E♭ | Root | 1 |
| G | Major 3rd | 3 |
| B♭ | Perfect 5th | 5 |
| D♭ | Minor 7th | b7 |
Inversions
| Position | Keys (low → high) |
|---|---|
| Root position | E♭4 – G4 – B♭4 – D♭5 |
| 1st inversion | G4 – B♭4 – D♭5 – E♭5 |
| 2nd inversion | B♭4 – D♭5 – E♭5 – G5 |
| 3rd inversion | D♭5 – E♭5 – G5 – B♭5 |
A working voicing
Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:
| Hand | Keys |
|---|---|
| Left (shell) | E♭2 – D♭3 |
| Right (colour) | G4 – B♭4 |
Where E♭7 lives
Resolving down a fifth
E♭7 → A♭
The defining dominant move: the tritone inside this chord releases onto the chord a fifth below.
In a ii–V–I
B♭m7 → E♭7 → A♭maj7
This chord as the V — the engine of the most-used cadence in music.
Put E♭7 under your fingers
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