How to Play an E Flat 5 Chord on the Piano

Julie Swihart

Fifth Chords

Let’s look at how to play an E flat 5 chord on the piano. We’ll also learn the pattern for building any other fifth chord.

Fifth chords are built using the first and fifth notes of the matching major scale.

Another way to think of fifth chords is to play the lowest and highest notes of the matching major chord, leaving out the middle note.

Learn to play 17 types of piano chords using 12 different root notes with this 35-page PDF! Chords are sorted both by their root note and type.

So to play an E flat 5 chord, we’ll play the first and fifth notes of the E flat major scale:

E♭ – B♭

We can use this pattern to build any other fifth chord, playing the first and fifth notes of the matching major scale!

Some of the other chord types you can learn are:

Now you know how to play an E flat 5 chord, and you can use that knowledge to build any other fifth chord.

Using chords to play creatively at the piano is a wonderful way to enjoy music!