E♭ Blues Scale
The E♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on E♭.
Notes in E♭ Blues
The E♭ Blues scale contains E♭ — G♭ — A♭ — A — B♭ — D♭. The interval pattern is the universal blues pattern, transposed to start on E♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see E♭ Blues on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The E♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on E♭.
FAQs
What chords go with the E♭ Blues scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is E♭ Blues different from other scales on E♭?
The intervals between notes are different. E♭ Blues uses the blues interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of E♭ Blues?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. E♭ major and C minor share the same notes; E♭ minor and Gb major share the same notes.