These are some typical chord progressions that will work. You may also start with pre-made chord progressions that already sound appealing to get things going.

If you are playing in the key of D# minor it will sound the exact same, but will be harder to put down in notation & read. This key isn't used very much because of notation difficulties and the need for double sharps. But the notes and chords have different names. You'll have also noticed that the Eb major chord scale has the same chords as the D# major chord scale. In this section below we'll list each chord and the notes, for you. Now you know what the chords are in the Eb major scale, you should know what notes make up each chord. What Notes Are in The Chords of The E Flat Major Scale? We cover this extensively in our Piano Chord Poster PDF guide, which comes with every purchase of a poster. You can use the chords above to make basic sounding progressions, but if you want to sound a bit more professional, you'll want to start adding extensions, bass notes and inversions. Some combinations will sound better than others, but this is all about trial and error. Chords In The Key of Eb majorĪll of the chords listed above are in the E flat major scale, and you can play these in any order to create chord progressions that sound great, in the key of Eb major. So, take the G major scale, count the 1 note (G), then the 3 note and move it a semi-tone down (Bb), then the 5 note (D). This is because the spellings are based off the major scale. Seeing as it's a G minor chord, you'll want to use the minor spelling listed above, but use the G major scale. So let's take the 3rd chord as an example. So, if you wanted to find a minor chord, you'd use the major scale of the root note you want to build it from, using the major chord spelling to find the correct notes. To do this, you always use the chord spelling formulas on the major key. If you don't know how to play the natural triad shapes of these chords, you can use chord spellings to work them out by yourself. Therefore the Eb major chord scale consists of: Using this chord scale formula, you plug it into the note from the E flat major scale. Minor: minor, diminished, major, minor, minor, major, majorīecause the key you're working in is major, you'll want to use the major chord scale formula, which is: Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Diminished.Major: major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminsihed.

E flat major chords