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E♭ minor scale on guitar (Eb minor)

The E♭ minor 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♭ minor scale

The of a major key: same notes, starting on the 6th degree. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2 and 2 : whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole.

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

  1. E♭1
  2. F2
  3. G♭♭3
  4. A♭4
  5. B♭5
  6. C♭♭6
  7. D♭♭7
EADGBE0135791215E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FA♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭
  • E♭, the root
  • Other scale notes

Positions

E♭ minor in five positions

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

E♭ minor · the whole neck

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

EEDDCAGGEADGBE0135791215E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FA♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭FG♭
  • Root (E♭)
  • Scale tone

Chords

Chords from the E♭ 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

Hear the chords and progressions in E♭ minor

Same root

Other scales on E♭

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

Questions

E♭ minor, in short

What notes are in the E♭ minor scale?
The E♭ minor 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♭ minor scale?
The chords built on E♭ minor are E♭m, F°, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭ and D♭.
What is the relative major of E♭ minor?
E♭ minor has the same notes as G♭ major, starting from E♭.
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