Eb Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of Eb Major

🍭 Here's a sweet E flat major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in E♭ major.

🎸 You'll also find the E♭ major scale on the guitar fretboard.

ⓘ The D^♯ major scale is enharmonic to the E_♭ major scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names: D^♯ E^♯ F^♯♯ G^♯ A^♯ B^♯ C^♯♯.

The E_♭ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches E_♭, F, G, A_♭, B_♭, C and D. Its relative minor is C minor.

The key signature for the E_♭ major scale has 3 flats: B_♭, E_♭ and A_♭.

The key of E_♭ major is closely related to the key of A_♭ major and the key of B_♭ major.

→ go to all major & minor scales

E♭ major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the E♭ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the E♭ major scale up and down:

• E_♭
• F
• G
• A_♭
• B_♭
• C
• D
• E_♭

E♭ Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the E_♭ major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the E♭ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

Chords in the key of E♭ major
(E♭ major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of E♭ major are: E_♭ major, F minor, G minor, A_♭ major, B_♭ major, C minor and D diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Popular Songs in the Key of E♭ Major

• All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
• Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top
• Panama by Van Halen
• Baby by Justin Bieber
• Say It Ain't So by Weezer
• Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
• Only Time by Enya
• Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
• Save The Best For Last by Vanessa Williams
• Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Major scale formula

🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

• W-W-H-W-W-W-H

W = Whole step   H = Half step

go to a different major or minor scale:

C majorC^♯ majorD_♭ majorD majorE majorF majorF^♯ majorG_♭ majorG majorA_♭ majorA majorB_♭ majorB majorC_♭ major

C minor C^♯ minor D_♭ minorD minorD^♯ minorE_♭ minorE minorF minorF^♯ minorG minorG^♯ minorA_♭ minorA minorA^♯ minorB_♭ minorB minor