E♭m(maj7)

Eb Minor-Major 7th — a minor triad under a natural seventh — dramatic, cinematic, and instantly recognisable.

The keys
C4C5C6
E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D
What's inside E♭m(maj7)
NoteInterval from rootDegree
E♭Root1
G♭Minor 3rdb3
B♭Perfect 5th5
DMajor 7th7
Inversions
PositionKeys (low → high)
Root positionE♭4 – G♭4 – B♭4 – D5
1st inversionG♭4 – B♭4 – D5 – E♭5
2nd inversionB♭4 – D5 – E♭5 – G♭5
3rd inversionD5 – E♭5 – G♭5 – 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:

HandKeys
Left (shell)E♭2 – D3
Right (colour)G♭4 – B♭4
Where E♭m(maj7) lives

As the ii chord

E♭m(maj7) → A♭7 → D♭maj7

Minor-family sevenths live on the ii — this is the move they were born for.

Stepwise colour

E♭ → E♭m(maj7) → Fm7

Used as a passing colour between neighbouring chords.

Put E♭m(maj7) under your fingers

Hear every voicing, see the keys light up, and drill it in the interactive Chord & Voicing Lab.

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