Key of E♭ major
The key of E♭ major has three flats — B♭, E♭ and A♭. Its scale runs E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three major chords, three minor chords and one diminished chord. The majors — E♭ (I), A♭ (IV) and B♭ (V) — are the workhorses that carry most songs in the key; the minors Fm (ii), Gm (iii) and Cm (vi) supply the softer colors, and D° (vii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative minor: C minor — the same seven chords, with Cm as home base.
The seven chords of E♭ major
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of E♭ major?
- The seven chords in the key of E♭ major are E♭ (I), Fm (ii), Gm (iii), A♭ (IV), B♭ (V), Cm (vi) and D° (vii°).
- What is the relative minor of E♭ major?
- C minor. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — C minor simply treats Cm, not E♭, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does E♭ major have?
- E♭ major has three flats: B♭, E♭ and A♭.