E♭ major · 3 flats
Chords in E flat major
E♭ major has 3 flats, and its notes are E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C and D. Its seven chords are E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭, B♭, Cm and D°; with sevenths, E♭maj7, Fm7, Gm7, A♭maj7, B♭7, Cm7 and Dm7♭5.








The seven chords of E♭ major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tonic | |||
| ii | Fm | Fm7 | Subdominant | |
| iii | Gm | Gm7 | Tonic | |
| IV | Subdominant | |||
| V | Dominant | |||
| vi | Cm | Cm7 | Tonic | |
| vii° | D° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in E♭ major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- I
- IV
- V7
- I
ii V I
- Fm7ii7
- V7
- Imaj7
Common progressions in E flat major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Fm7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- Cm
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- Cm
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- Cm
- I IV V I IV V I
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Gm7
- Cm7
- Fm7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- Cm7
- Fm7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- Fm7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Gm7
- Cm