Hey Linda, the sheet music I have for Walt Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" has E G B C as the first four notes. It has "Tale as old as..." E G B C. The whole first phrase is: "Tale as old as time"...E G B C down to F. Which as a melody move you from a C chord, with the melody supplying a major seven, to an F chord with the melody as the root. In numbers, it's 3 5 7 1 4

Now, for D Eb G Bb (playing detective) in Bb, it is 3 4 6 1. In Ab it is #4 5 7 2. In Eb it is 7 1 3 5. I'm not seeing a good pattern, unless it's not the melody but accompaniment?

But to answer the chord it forms: in Bb it forms the Gminb13 as Larry is suggesting; or the Ebmaj7 unusually with the major seven in the bass (if it's not a jump down from the D to the Eb? perhaps with the D and Eb as pick up notes and the G being the first note of the melody?); or the Bb......///////jkjp]eoia-]!!!!!!!!!! Hold everything!! You said "Different inversion" Then it IS definitely an Ebmaj7, you're in the key of Eb, and I'll bet you that the notes of the melody, in order, are: G Bb D Eb, 3 5 7 1...same as my 3 5 7 1 in the key of C. And I'll bet the next note in the melody is an Ab.

It's an Ebmaj7. You're not in the key of Bb, you're in the key of Eb (is the key signature Bb Eb Ab? I'll bet it is...gee I'm betting a lot these days, maybe I have a gambling addiction...better call Montel...no, he's on reruns...maybe the government will help me?)

I really need to get a life. Maybe a hobby? Collecting stamps? No I'd obsess about that too.

All the Best,
Mike

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