E♭ Major: Notes, Chords and Scale

E♭ major is a major key. Its key signature has 3 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭. Its scale is E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D, and its seven diatonic chords are E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭, B♭, Cm, Ddim. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.

Key signature

3♭

Relative key

C minor

Parallel key

E♭ minor

Camelot code

Notes

E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D

The E♭ major scale on a keyboard, root highlighted.

Chords in E♭ major

IE♭E♭ G B♭
iiFmF A♭ C
iiiGmG B♭ D
IVA♭A♭ C E♭
VB♭B♭ D F
viCmC E♭ G
vii°DdimD F A♭

Seventh chords

Imaj7E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
ii7Fm7F A♭ C E♭
iii7Gm7G B♭ D F
IVmaj7A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
V7B♭7B♭ D F A♭
vi7Cm7C E♭ G B♭
viiø7Dm7♭5D F A♭ C

How to use these chords

I, IV and V (E♭, A♭, B♭) are the primary chords. Together they contain all seven notes of the scale.
vi (Cm) and iii (Gm) each share two notes with I, and ii (Fm) shares two notes with IV, so these minor chords often stand in for them.
V7 (B♭7) contains the leading tone, D, which pulls up to the root, so it resolves strongly to I. vii° (Ddim) has the same upper three notes as V7 and is mostly used as a passing chord.
Common progressions, in Roman numerals: I V vi IV (E♭, B♭, Cm, A♭); I vi IV V (E♭, Cm, A♭, B♭); ii V I (Fm, B♭, E♭); ii7 V7 Imaj7 (Fm7, B♭7, E♭maj7).

Common uses of E♭ major

E♭ major shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative minor, C minor.
On a piano, 3 of its seven notes are black keys.
It reads easily for horn sections: B♭ instruments such as trumpet, clarinet and tenor saxophone read it as F major, and E♭ alto saxophone reads it as C major.
In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, E♭ major is 5B; tracks in 4B, 6B and 5A usually mix smoothly with it.

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Questions about E♭ major

What chords are in E♭ major?

The seven chords in E♭ major are E♭, Fm, Gm, A♭, B♭, Cm, Ddim (I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°). As seventh chords they are E♭maj7, Fm7, Gm7, A♭maj7, B♭7, Cm7, Dm7♭5.

What notes are in the E♭ major scale?

E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D. Its key signature has 3 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.

What is the relative minor of E♭ major?

C minor. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as E♭ major, starting from C. The parallel minor, E♭ minor, starts on the same note as E♭ major but has a different key signature.

What is the Camelot code for E♭ major?

5B. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 4B and 6B, and 5A is its relative minor, C minor.