E♭ Major
E♭maj
Notes
E♭ · G · B♭
Intervals
- RootE♭ (1P)
- Major 3rdG (3M)
- Perfect 5thB♭ (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (5)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The E♭ major triad (E♭–G–B♭) is built from a root, major third, and perfect fifth. Its stability comes from the perfect fifth — the strongest consonant interval — anchored by the major third that gives it its bright, open character. It serves as the tonal center (I chord) in E♭ major and the target of resolution from the dominant. Common moves include E♭–A♭–B♭ (I–IV–V) and the B♭7–E♭ cadence (V–I) that defines tonal music. On guitar, the fifth can be doubled or omitted in dense voicings without losing identity, but the major third (G) is indispensable — it is the one note distinguishing major from minor and from a power chord. Compared to E♭m, the raised third is the entire difference in color.
Chord diagrams
Eb Major voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- E♭ Lydian (I)
- E♭ Major (I)
- E♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- E♭ Mixolydian (I)
- A Locrian (V)
- A♭ Harmonic Minor (V)
- A♭ Lydian (V)
- A♭ Major (V)
- A♭ Melodic Minor (V)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- B♭ Dorian (IV)
- B♭ Major (IV)
- B♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- B♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- C Blues (deg 2)
- C Dorian (III)
- C Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- C Natural Minor (III)
- C Phrygian (III)
- D Locrian (II)
- D Phrygian (II)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 2)
- D♭ Lydian (II)
- E Diminished (deg 8)
- F Dorian (VII)
- F Mixolydian (VII)
- F Natural Minor (VII)
- G Diminished (deg 6)
- G Harmonic Minor (VI)
- G Locrian (VI)
- G Natural Minor (VI)
- G Phrygian (VI)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.