Key of Eb

Everything on this site that is rooted on Eb: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: Eb major · Bb Eb Ab
Notes of Eb major: Eb F G Ab Bb C D
Degrees of Eb major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: C minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of Eb natural minor: Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db
Relative major: F# major
A fifth above (dominant): Bb
A fourth above (subdominant): Ab
Tunings rooted here: Half step down
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 1 → D shapes · capo 3 → C shapes · capo 6 → A shapes · capo 8 → G shapes · capo 11 → E shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	Eb	Ebmaj7	Ebmaj7
ii	Fm	F Ab C	Fm	Fm7	Fm7
iii	Gm	G Bb D	Gm	Gm7	Gm7
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	Ab	Abmaj7	Abmaj7
V	Bb	Bb D F	Bb	Bb7	Bb7
vi	Cm	C Eb G	Cm	Cm7	Cm7
vii°	Ddim	D F Ab	Ddim	Dm7b5	Dm7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

Eb G Bb

Ebmaj7

F Ab C

Fm7

iii

G Bb D

Gm7

Ab C Eb

Abmaj7

Bb D F

Bb7

C Eb G

Cm7

vii°

Ddim

D F Ab

Ddim

Dm7b5

Scales and modes on Eb

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	Eb major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Eb F G Ab Bb C D
Ionian	Eb ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Eb F G Ab Bb C D
Dorian	Eb dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Phrygian	Eb phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db
Lydian	Eb lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	Eb F G A Bb C D
Mixolydian	Eb mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	Eb F G Ab Bb C Db
Natural minor	Eb natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db
Aeolian	Eb aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db
Locrian	Eb locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	Eb Fb Gb Ab Bbb Cb Db
Harmonic minor	Eb harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D
Melodic minor (ascending)	Eb melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D
Major pentatonic	Eb major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	Eb F G Bb C
Minor pentatonic	Eb minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	Eb Gb Ab Bb Db
Blues scale	Eb blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	Eb Gb Ab Bbb Bb Db
Phrygian dominant	Eb phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	Eb Fb G Ab Bb Cb Db
Lydian dominant	Eb lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	Eb F G A Bb C Db
Whole tone	Eb whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	Eb F G A B C#
Diminished (half-whole)	Eb diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	Eb Fb Gb G A Bb C Db
Diminished (whole-half)	Eb diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	Eb F Gb Ab Bbb Cb C D
Chromatic	Eb chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B C Db D

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

Eb major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Ionian

Eb ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Dorian

Eb dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

Phrygian

Eb phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

Lydian

Eb lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

Eb F G A Bb C D

Mixolydian

Eb mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

Natural minor

Eb natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

Aeolian

Eb aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db

Locrian

Eb locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

Eb Fb Gb Ab Bbb Cb Db

Harmonic minor

Eb harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D

Melodic minor (ascending)

Eb melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D

Major pentatonic

Eb major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

Eb F G Bb C

Minor pentatonic

Eb minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

Eb Gb Ab Bb Db

Blues scale

Eb blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

Eb Gb Ab Bbb Bb Db

Phrygian dominant

Eb phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

Eb Fb G Ab Bb Cb Db

Lydian dominant

Eb lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

Eb F G A Bb C Db

Whole tone

Eb whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

Eb F G A B C#

Diminished (half-whole)

Eb diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

Eb Fb Gb G A Bb C Db

Diminished (whole-half)

Eb diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

Eb F Gb Ab Bbb Cb C D

Chromatic

Eb chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B C Db D

Chords on Eb

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
Eb	Eb	1 3 5	Eb G Bb	Major
Ebm	Ebm	1 b3 5	Eb Gb Bb	Minor
Ebdim	Ebdim	1 b3 b5	Eb Gb Bbb	Diminished
Ebaug	Ebaug	1 3 #5	Eb G B	Augmented
Ebsus2	Ebsus2	1 2 5	Eb F Bb	Suspended second
Ebsus4	Ebsus4	1 4 5	Eb Ab Bb	Suspended fourth
Ebmaj7	Ebmaj7	1 3 5 7	Eb G Bb D	Major seventh
Ebm7	Ebm7	1 b3 5 b7	Eb Gb Bb Db	Minor seventh
Eb7	Eb7	1 3 5 b7	Eb G Bb Db	Dominant seventh
Ebm7b5	Ebm7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	Eb Gb Bbb Db	Half-diminished seventh
Ebdim7	Ebdim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	Eb Gb Bbb Dbb	Diminished seventh
Eb6	Eb6	1 3 5 6	Eb G Bb C	Sixth
Ebm6	Ebm6	1 b3 5 6	Eb Gb Bb C	Minor sixth
Ebadd9	Ebadd9	1 9 3 5	Eb F G Bb	Added ninth
Eb9	Eb9	1 9 3 5 b7	Eb F G Bb Db	Dominant ninth
Ebm9	Ebm9	1 9 b3 5 b7	Eb F Gb Bb Db	Minor ninth
Ebmaj9	Ebmaj9	1 9 3 5 7	Eb F G Bb D	Major ninth
Eb11	Eb11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	Eb F G Ab Bb Db	Dominant eleventh
Ebm11	Ebm11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	Eb F Gb Ab Bb Db	Minor eleventh
Eb13	Eb13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	Eb F G Bb C Db	Dominant thirteenth
Eb7sus4	Eb7sus4	1 4 5 b7	Eb Ab Bb Db	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
Eb7b5	Eb7b5	1 3 b5 b7	Eb G Bbb Db	Dominant seventh flat five
Eb7#9	Eb7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	Eb G Bb Db F#	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

Eb G Bb

Major

Ebm

1 b3 5

Eb Gb Bb

Minor

Ebdim

1 b3 b5

Eb Gb Bbb

Diminished

Ebaug

1 3 #5

Eb G B

Augmented

Ebsus2

1 2 5

Eb F Bb

Suspended second

Ebsus4

1 4 5

Eb Ab Bb

Suspended fourth

Ebmaj7

1 3 5 7

Eb G Bb D

Major seventh

Ebm7

1 b3 5 b7

Eb Gb Bb Db

Minor seventh

Eb7

1 3 5 b7

Eb G Bb Db

Dominant seventh

Ebm7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

Eb Gb Bbb Db

Half-diminished seventh

Ebdim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

Eb Gb Bbb Dbb

Diminished seventh

Eb6

1 3 5 6

Eb G Bb C

Sixth

Ebm6

1 b3 5 6

Eb Gb Bb C

Minor sixth

Ebadd9

1 9 3 5

Eb F G Bb

Added ninth

Eb9

1 9 3 5 b7

Eb F G Bb Db

Dominant ninth

Ebm9

1 9 b3 5 b7

Eb F Gb Bb Db

Minor ninth

Ebmaj9

1 9 3 5 7

Eb F G Bb D

Major ninth

Eb11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

Eb F G Ab Bb Db

Dominant eleventh

Ebm11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

Eb F Gb Ab Bb Db

Minor eleventh

Eb13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

Eb F G Bb C Db

Dominant thirteenth

Eb7sus4

1 4 5 b7

Eb Ab Bb Db

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

Eb7b5

1 3 b5 b7

Eb G Bbb Db

Dominant seventh flat five

Eb7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

Eb G Bb Db F#

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
Eb major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
Eb degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

Eb major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

Eb degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of Cshares every note with Eb
ParallelEb natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of Bba fifth above Eb; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of Aba fourth above Eb; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere Eb sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach Eb with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleEb major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleEb natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapEb — note mapEb major · frets 0–22 · Eb F G Ab Bb C D
DegreesEb — degree mapEb major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordEb — Major1 3 5 · Eb G Bb
ChordEbm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · Eb Gb Bb Db
KeyKey of CC D E F G A B · C major / A minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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