Eb Minor Piano Chord
Root
EbMin 3rd
Gb5th
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Eb
Gb
Bb
The Notes in an Eb Minor Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of an Eb Minor chord is Eb.
The Min 3rd
The minor third of an Eb Minor chord is Gb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding Gb from Eb step by step:
- Start on: Eb
- Step 1: move up to E
- Step 2: move up to F
- Step 3: Land on Gb
Min 3rd
GbRoot
Eb1
2
- E is a minor second above Eb.
- F is a major 2nd above Eb.
- Gb is a minor third above Eb.
The 5th
The fifth of an Eb Minor chord is Bb. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Bb from Eb step by step:
- Start on: Eb
- Step 1: move down to D
- Step 2: move down to Db
- Step 3: move down to C
- Step 4: move down to B
- Step 5: Land on Bb
5th
BbRoot
Eb1
2
3
4
- D is a minor second below Eb.
- Db is a major 2nd below Eb.
- C is a minor third below Eb.
- B is a major third below Eb.
- Bb is a fourth below Eb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Bb is down 5 half-steps from Eb, but up 7 half-steps from Eb:
5th
BbRoot
Eb1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Eb Minor
Root Position
Root
EbMin 3rd
Gb5th
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Eb
Gb
Bb
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
Gb5th
BbRoot
EbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Gb
Bb
Eb
2nd Inversion
5th
BbRoot
EbMin 3rd
GbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
Eb
Gb
