Eb7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
Eb4 · G4 · Bb4 · Db5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
G3 · Db4
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Eb7 chord
Other names: Eb dominant 7th, Ebdom7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: Eb seven chord
Notes and intervals in the Eb7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| Eb | Root |
| G | Major 3rd |
| Bb | Perfect 5th |
| Db | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
G4 · Bb4 · Db5 · Eb5
2nd inversion
Bb4 · Db5 · Eb5 · G5