Eb Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of Eb Major
š 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.
šø 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♭
B♭
C
D
C
D
A♭
left hand
right hand
Eā Major Scale on Guitar
šø 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:
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):
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.
last chords played
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:
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
š§ 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 majorCā major
C minor C♯ minor D♭ minorD minorD♯ minorE♭ minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♭ minorA minorA♯ minorB♭ minorB minor