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

    šŸ­ 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 Eā™­ major.

    šŸŽø You'll also find the Eā™­ 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 Eā™­ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches Eā™­, F, G, Aā™­, Bā™­, C and D. Its relative minor is C minor.

    The key signature for the Eā™­ major scale has 3 flats: Bā™­, Eā™­ and Aā™­.

    The key of Eā™­ major is closely related to the key of Aā™­ major and the key of Bā™­ major.

    → go to all major & minor scales

    The notes of the Eā™­ major scale are E, F, G, A, B, C and D

    The relative minor of the Eā™­ major scale is C minor


    Eā™­ major scale piano layout & finger position

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

    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E

    A♭
    E♭
    B♭
    F
    C
    G
    D
    F
    C
    G
    D
    E♭
    A♭
    B♭

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    right hand

    Eā™­ Major Scale on Guitar

    šŸŽø Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the Eā™­ 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:

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

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    Chords in the key of Eā™­ major
    (Eā™­ major diatonic chords)

    The diatonic chords in the key of Eā™­ major are: Eā™­ major, F minor, G minor, Aā™­ major, Bā™­ 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.

    Common chord progressions in the key of Eā™­ major

    Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of Eā™­ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

    I E maj
    IV A maj
    V B maj
    I E maj
    vi C min
    ii F min
    V B maj
    vi C min
    IV A maj
    I E maj
    V B maj
    I E maj
    iii G min
    IV A maj
    V B maj
    I E maj
    IV A maj
    vi D min
    V B maj
    ii F min
    V B maj
    I E maj
    I E maj
    vi C min
    IV A maj
    V B maj
    I E maj
    IV A maj
    ii F min
    V B maj
    iii G min
    vi C min
    ii F min
    V B maj
    I E maj
    V B maj
    vi C min
    IV A maj
    I E maj
    IV A maj
    V B maj
    I E maj
    I E maj
    V B maj
    ii F min
    iii G min

    Toggle Eā™­ major scale intervals & scale degrees

    degrees notes intervals
    1: Tonic E Unison
    2: Supertonic F Major 2nd
    3: Mediant G Major 3rd
    4: Subdominant A Perfect 4th
    5: Dominant B Perfect 5th
    6: Submediant C Major 6th
    7: Leading Tone D Major 7th
    1: Octave/Tonic E Perfect 8th

    Popular Songs in the Key of Eā™­ 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

    šŸ”§ The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

    • W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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    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 majorCā™­ major

    C minor C minor D minorD minorD minorE minorE minorF minorF minorG minorG minorA minorA minorA minorB minorB minor



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