Chord progressions in Eb major

Which chords belong together in Eb major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of Eb major

Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.

Degree	Chord	Type
I	Eb	major
ii	Fm	minor
iii	Gm	minor
IV	Ab	major
V	Bb	major
vi	Cm	minor
vii°	Ddim	diminished

13 progressions in Eb major

I–V–vi–IVEb – Bb – Cm – AbThe four chords vi–IV–I–VCm – Ab – Eb – BbThe same four, starting minor I–vi–IV–VEb – Cm – Ab – BbThe fifties progression ii–V–IFm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7The jazz cadence I–IV–VEb – Ab – BbThe three primary chords I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VEb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Bb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Bb7The twelve-bar blues I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VEb – Bb – Cm – Gm – Ab – Eb – Ab – BbThe Pachelbel canon I–vi–ii–VEbmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb7The turnaround I–♭VII–IVEb – Db – AbThe Mixolydian turn I–iii–IV–VEb – Gm – Ab – BbThe rising progression I–IV–I–VEb – Ab – Eb – BbThe alternating progression vi–V–IV–VCm – Bb – Ab – BbThe lamenting progression I–V–IV–VEb – Bb – Ab – BbThe rock loop

Neighbouring keys

Ab majorBb majorC minor

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