E♭ Major Scale
The E♭ major scale has seven notes: E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C and D. It has 3 flats (B♭, E♭ and A♭), and it is the relative major of C minor.
Notes
- E♭1
- F2
- G3
- A♭4
- B♭5
- C6
- D7
Step pattern: W – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from E♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E♭ | Root |
| 2 | F | Major 2nd |
| 3 | G | Major 3rd |
| 4 | A♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | B♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | C | Major 6th |
| 7 | D | Major 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
E♭ major has 3 flats: B♭ E♭ A♭. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of E♭ major
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | E♭ | E♭maj7 |
| ii | Fm | Fm7 |
| iii | Gm | Gm7 |
| IV | A♭ | A♭maj7 |
| V | B♭ | B♭7 |
| vi | Cm | Cm7 |
| vii° | Ddim | Dm7♭5 |
Common progressions
- Three-chordE♭ – A♭ – B♭I – IV – V
- Pop ("four chords")E♭ – B♭ – Cm – A♭I – V – vi – IV
- Jazz ii–V–IFm – B♭ – E♭ii – V – I
- 50s doo-wopE♭ – Cm – A♭ – B♭I – vi – IV – V
Related scales
Practise it
- G major, three notes per stringTechnique · moved up 8 frets into E♭
- Legato trills (hammer-ons & pull-offs)Technique · moved up 3 frets into E♭
- ii–V–I lineJazz · moved up 3 frets into E♭
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