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E♭ major pentatonic scale on guitar (Eb major pentatonic)

The E♭ major has five notes: E♭, F, G, B♭ and C. As degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Notes and pattern

The E♭ major pentatonic scale

Five notes, no . Country, folk and sweet rock melodies. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 2, 3, 2 and 3 : there are no , which is why it is so hard to hit a wrong note.

E♭ major has the same notes as C minor pentatonic, starting from E♭. See that scale.

  1. E♭1
  2. F2
  3. G3
  4. B♭5
  5. C6
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  • E♭, the root
  • Other scale notes

Positions

E♭ major pentatonic in five positions

The splits the neck into five overlapping positions, one per shape. Learn one, then join it to the next.

E♭ major · the whole neck

Five positions, each overlapping the next, repeating every 12 frets.

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  • Root (E♭)
  • Pentatonic tone

Chords

What to play E♭ major pentatonic over

Play it over songs in E♭ major or C minor. Over a blues in E♭ (E♭7, A♭7 and B♭7) it gives a sweeter, country sound than the minor .

Same root

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

Questions

E♭ major pentatonic, in short

What notes are in the E♭ major pentatonic scale?
The E♭ major has five notes: E♭, F, G, B♭ and C. As degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
What chords go with the E♭ major pentatonic scale?
Play it over songs in E♭ major or C minor. Over a blues in E♭ (E♭7, A♭7 and B♭7) it gives a sweeter, country sound than the minor pentatonic.
What is the relative minor of E♭ major pentatonic?
E♭ major pentatonic has the same notes as C minor pentatonic, starting from E♭.
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