Wrong MIDI signals in Garage Band

I bought a cheap MIDI to USB cable from eBay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170884868173 and connected my piano to my Macbook Air running Garage Band. It works when playing separate notes, but chords seem to play partially, not at all, or keys are played once I release them.
Here's an example from MIDI monitor (playing a C chord, then releasing):
14:18:56.266
From Port 1
Note On
1
E3
65
14:18:56.270
From Port 1
Note On
1
G3
84
14:18:56.270
From Port 1
Note On
1
C3
65
14:18:58.062
From Port 1
Note Off
1
G3
64
14:18:58.063
From Port 1
Note On
1
E3
64
14:18:58.066
From Port 1
Note On
1
C3
64
Could this be the work of a dodgy cable? Or is there some other settings I should be looking at?

As suspected, it was the cable.
Bought Roland UM-One Mk2 USB MIDI Interface and works 100% fine.

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