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Find new chords in the extensive chord library. Examples on how to construct and play nearly any chord you can think of are included in the pages. You will also find cheat sheets with sheet music, piano chords and guitar chords in any key.

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Featured chords in E flat

Piano voicing of chord C Major - 0
E flat Major
Major triad (1-3-5); stable tonic color and foundation of tonal harmony.
Guitar voicing #1 of the C Minor chord
E flat Minor
Minor triad (1–♭3–5); stable minor color, relative to major by lowering the third.
Piano voicing of chord C Minor seventh - 1
E flat Minor seventh
Minor seventh (1–♭3–5–♭7): the everyday minor-seventh stack behind ii7, i7 vamps, and R&B shells—not the major-seventh minor color of mM7.
Guitar voicing #7 of the C Major seventh chord
E flat Major seventh
Major seventh (1–3–5–7); stable major color with leading-tone pull to the octave.
Sheet music of C Augmented in three octaves (3)
E flat Augmented
Augmented triad (1–3–♯5); symmetric stacks and whole-tone color.
Sheet music of C Fifth in three octaves (3)
E flat Fifth
Fifth chord (1–5); raw, thunderous sound, perfectly neutral toward major/minor due to the complete absence of the third.
Aliases
Actions
E flat MajorM, ^, , majBeginner
E flat Minorm, min, -Beginner
E flat Fifth5Beginner
E flat Suspended fourthsus4, susBeginner
E flat Diminisheddim, °, oBeginner
E flat Major seventhmaj7, Δ, ma7, M7, Maj7, ^7Easy
E flat Minor seventhm7, min7, mi7, -7Easy
E flat Dominant seventh7, domEasy
E flat Augmentedaug, +, +5, ^#5Easy
E flat Suspended secondsus2Easy
E flat Minor seventh flat fifthm7b5, ø, -7b5, h7, hEasy
E flat Major sixth6, add6, add13, M6Easy
E flat Minor sixthm6, -6Easy
E flat Dominant ninth9Easy
E flat Diminished seventhdim7, °7, o7Easy
E flat Suspended second and fourthsus24, sus4add9Easy
E flat Dominant ninth suspended fourth9sus4, 9susEasy
E flat Altered seventhalt7Easy
E flat Minor ninthm9, -9Easy
E flat Minor add ninthmadd9Easy
E flat Minor major seventhm/ma7, m/maj7, mM7, mMaj7, m/M7, -Δ7, mΔ, -^7, -maj7Intermediate
E flat Major ninthmaj9, Δ9, ^9Intermediate
E flat Dominant ninth sharp eleventh9#11, 9+4, 9#4Intermediate
E flat Minor seventh add eleventhm7add11, m7add4Intermediate
E flat Dominant ninth flat fifth9b5Intermediate
E flat Major seventh suspended fourthM7sus4Intermediate
E flat Major ninth suspended fourthM9sus4Intermediate
E flat Major ninth flat fifthM9b5Intermediate
E flat Minor ninth flat fifthm9b5Intermediate
E flat Dominant seventh no fifth7no5Intermediate
E flat Dominant eleventh11Intermediate
E flat Ninth no fifth9no5Intermediate
E flat Dominant ninth sharp fifth9#5, 9+Intermediate
E flat Minor ninth sharp fifthm9#5Intermediate
E flat Dominant thirteenth no fifth13no5Intermediate
E flat Dominant ninth sharp fifth sharp eleventh9#5#11Intermediate
E flat Sixth add ninth6add9, 6/9, 69, M69Intermediate
E flat Major sixth sharp eleventhM6#11, M6b5, 6#11, 6b5Intermediate
E flat Dominant ninth flat thirteenth9b13Intermediate
E flat Minor eleventhm11, -11Intermediate
E flat Dominant seventh flat thirteenth7b13Expert
E flat 69 sharp 1169#11Expert
E flat Major seventh flat ninthM7b9Expert
E flat Minor six-ninem69, -69Expert
E flat Major thirteenthmaj13, Maj13, ^13Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp eleventh flat thirteenth7#11b13, 7b5b13Expert
E flat Major seventh flat fifthM7b5Expert
E flat Dominant thirteenth13Expert
E flat Dominant seventh flat sixth7b6Expert
E flat Major seventh flat sixthM7b6, ^7b6Expert
E flat Minor sharp fifthm#5, -#5, m+Expert
E flat Minor eleventh augmentedm11AExpert
E flat Fourth4, quartalExpert
E flat Dominant seventh flat ninth7b9Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp eleventh7#11, 7#4Expert
E flat Major add ninthMadd9, 2, add9, add2Expert
E flat Major ninth sharp fifthmaj9#5, Maj9#5Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp ninth7#9Expert
E flat Minor add fourthmadd4Expert
E flat Dominant thirteenth suspended fourth13sus4, 13susExpert
E flat Dominant seventh add sixth7add6, 67, 7add13Expert
E flat Major sharp fourthmaj#4, Δ#4, Δ#11, M7#11, ^7#11, maj7#11Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventh7#9#11, 7b5#9, 7#9b5Expert
E flat Dominant ninth sharp eleventh flat thirteenth9#11b13, 9b5b13Expert
E flat Major thirteenth sharp eleventhM13#11, maj13#11, M13+4, M13#4Expert
E flat Seventh suspension four7sus4, 7susExpert
E flat Dominant thirteenth sharp eleventh13#11, 13+4, 13#4Expert
E flat Minor thirteenthm13, -13Expert
E flat Major ninth sharp eleventhmaj9#11, Δ9#11, ^9#11Expert
E flat Dominant thirteenth sharp ninth13#9Expert
E flat Dominant seventh flat ninth sharp eleventh7b9#11, 7b5b9, 7b9b5Expert
E flat Diminished seventh major seventho7M7Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp fifth sharp ninth7#5#9, 7#9#5, 7altExpert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp fifth flat ninth7#5b9, 7b9#5Expert
E flat Dominant thirteenth flat fifth13b5Expert
E flat Dominant thirteenth flat ninth13b9Expert
E flat Major seventh add thirteenthM7add13Expert
E flat Augmented add sharp ninth+add#9Expert
E flat Major seventh sharp fifthmaj7#5, maj7+5, +maj7, ^7#5Expert
E flat Dominant seventh sharp fifth suspended fourth7#5sus4Expert
E flat Major seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventhmaj7#9#11Expert
E flat Dominant eleventh flat ninth11b9Expert
E flat Diminished major seventhoM7Expert
E flat Minor seventh sharp fifthm7#5Expert
E flat Dominant seventh flat fifth7b5Guru
E flat Dominant thirteenth sharp ninth sharp eleventh13#9#11Guru
E flat Dominant thirteenth flat ninth sharp eleventh13b9#11Guru
E flat Minor major ninthmM9, mMaj9, -^9Guru
E flat Dominant seventh sharp fifth7#5, +7, 7+, 7aug, aug7Guru
E flat Dominant seventh sharp ninth flat thirteenth7#9b13Guru
E flat Major flat fifthMb5Guru
E flat Dominant seventh sharp fifth flat ninth sharp eleventh7#5b9#11Guru
E flat Dominant seventh flat ninth flat thirteenth7b9b13Guru
E flat Minor flat sixth flat ninthmb6b9Guru
E flat Dominant seventh flat ninth sharp ninth7b9#9Guru
E flat Major add flat ninthMaddb9Guru
E flat Dominant seventh sharp ninth sharp eleventh flat thirteenth7#9#11b13Guru
E flat Major sharp fifth add ninthM#5add9, +add9Guru
E flat Dominant seventh flat ninth flat thirteenth sharp eleventh7b9b13#11, 7b9#11b13, 7b5b9b13Guru
E flat Dominant seventh suspended fourth flat ninth flat thirteenth7sus4b9b13, 7b9b13sus4Guru
E flat Major seventh sharp fifth suspended fourthM7#5sus4Guru
E flat Major ninth sharp fifth suspended fourthM9#5sus4Guru
E flat suspended fourth flat ninthb9sus, phryg, 7b9sus, 7b9sus4Guru
E flat Minor major seventh flat sixthmMaj7b6Guru
E flat Minor major ninth flat sixthmMaj9b6Guru
E flat Minor flat sixth major seventhmb6M7Guru

Chord library for practical music theory and harmony

Use this chord library to study chord formulas, chord quality, inversions, extensions, and common aliases in every key. Each chord page helps you understand the intervals and notes inside the chord so you can apply harmony with confidence.

Start with essential triads and seventh chords, then continue into altered and extended harmony for songwriting, improvisation, and arranging. For a complete workflow, combine this library with the scale libraryand the interval guideto hear how harmony and melody connect in real music.