Ebmaj7 Eb major seventh chord
- Notes
- Eb G Bb D
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11 above the root
- Also written
- D#maj7 (D# F## A# C##)
- Other symbols
- EbM7, EbΔ7
Eb to G is a major third (4 semitones), G to Bb is a minor third (3 semitones), Bb to D is a major third (4 semitones). A major triad plus the note a half step below the root (D). It has no tritone, so it sounds settled and soft rather than restless like Eb7.
Ebmaj7 on the piano
Root position from Eb4: Eb4, G4, Bb4, D5. Middle C is C4.
Ebmaj7 on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has Eb as its lowest note.
x 6 8 7 8 6 (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 Bb3 D4 G4 Bb4
11 x 12 12 11 x (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 D4 G4 Bb4
The barre shapes are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play major seventh chords on other roots.
Inversions of Ebmaj7
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | Eb G Bb D | Ebmaj7 | |
| 1st inversion | G Bb D Eb | Ebmaj7/G | |
| 2nd inversion | Bb D Eb G | Ebmaj7/Bb | |
| 3rd inversion | D Eb G Bb | Eb/D (also read as Ebmaj7/D) |