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E♭ harmonic minor scale on guitar (Eb harmonic minor)

The E♭ scale has seven notes: E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭ (played as B) and D. As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.

Notes and pattern

The E♭ harmonic minor scale

with a raised 7th, giving minor keys a strong major V chord. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 and 1 . The gap of 3 frets is what gives it its sound.

E♭ is E♭ minor with its 7th raised a : D instead of D♭. See that scale.

  1. E♭1
  2. F2
  3. G♭♭3
  4. A♭4
  5. B♭5
  6. C♭♭6
  7. D7
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  • E♭, the root
  • Other scale notes

Chords

Chords from the E♭ harmonic minor scale

Stack every other note of the scale on each degree and you get its chords.

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

E♭ harmonic minor, in short

What notes are in the E♭ harmonic minor scale?
The E♭ scale has seven notes: E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭ (played as B) and D. As degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6 and 7.
What chords go with the E♭ harmonic minor scale?
The chords built on E♭ harmonic minor are E♭m, F°, G♭+, A♭m, B♭, C♭ and D°.
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