Scale · Natural Minor

E♭ Natural Minor Scale

The E♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on E♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.

E♭ Natural Minor
E♭FG♭A♭B♭BD♭
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Notes in E♭ Natural Minor

The E♭ Natural Minor scale contains E♭ — F — G♭ — A♭ — B♭ — B — D♭. The interval pattern is the universal natural minor pattern, transposed to start on E♭.

How to use it

Open the interactive scale explorer above to see E♭ Natural Minor 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♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on E♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.

FAQs

What chords go with the E♭ Natural Minor 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♭ Natural Minor different from other scales on E♭?

The intervals between notes are different. E♭ Natural Minor uses the natural minor 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♭ Natural Minor?

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.

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