Ab is the 4th notice or the great fourth.

F would be the 2nd notice or major moment.

Concerning intervals, Eb is the 1st notice or tonic (origin ) of the major scale. The notes of the scale are Eb - F - Ab - Bb - C - D. No HTML5 audio playback capabilities for this browser.In order to get a better understanding of this chord, let us first of all take a peek at the Eb major scale. Then try repeating the first two measures of Eb5c and moving up that way, repeating every two measures.

You could also repeat each chord once (or several times!) before moving on to the next chord. If you keep playing notes outside the chord by mistake, select a track with a slower tempo. Since there are 1 or 2 flatted notes in each chord, it’s pretty easy to lose your focus. Hear what the notes of the chords sound like against the accompaniment track. You’re going to break up the chords (examples in Eb5c and Eb5d). Now restart the track or choose a new groove, if you wish. Watch out! There’s at least one flat in each chord. Hear and feel more clearly the difference between major 3rds and minor 3rds by playing chromatically between each 3rd: Eb Major Diatonic Triads: the Chords built on the 7 notes of the Eb Major Scale Some are MINOR (m) 3rds - 3 half-steps apart. These thirds look the same, but they don’t sound the same! Some are MAJOR (M) 3rds - 4 half-steps apart. Make sure you hold each note for two whole beats. The diatonic triads in Eb5b (scroll down the page to see) each consist of two 3rds, one on top of the other the distance from bottom note to top note of each triad is a 5th.

On the staff, 3rds and 5ths always look like the examples shown here. Getting familiar with chords in the Key of Eb

E flat major scale d major scale