About the Eb chord
Eb is a Eb major chord built from Eb, G, Bb. Bright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.
Root
Eb
Quality
Major
Chord tones
Eb G Bb
Shapes
1 · intermediate
Notes & intervals
Every major chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Eb, that gives you:
Eb
root1
Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.
G
major third3
The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.
Bb
perfect fifth5
The fifth adds weight and strength behind the root.
Eb appears naturally in the keys of Eb major, G# major, Bb major.
Used in genres
Major chords show up all over the progression catalog, most of all in these styles:
Character & mood
BrightBright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.