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 · C#5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
G3 · C#4
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.
Notation for Eb7 chord
Other names: Eb dominant 7th, Eb dom7, Eb 7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: Eb seven chord
Intervals and tones in Eb7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| Eb | Root |
| G | Major 3rd |
| B | Perfect 5th |
| C# | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
G4 · Bb4 · C#5 · Eb5
2nd inversion
Bb4 · C#5 · Eb5 · G5