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Piano scale

E♭ Blues Scale

The E♭ Blues Scale has 6 notes: E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – A – B♭ – D♭.

  1. E♭
    1
  2. G♭
    2
  3. A♭
    3
  4. A
    4
  5. B♭
    5
  6. D♭
    6

Notes of the E♭ Blues Scale

DegreeNotesIntervalsFormula
1E♭Root1
2G♭Minor 3rd♭3
3A♭Perfect 4th4
4AAugmented 4th♯4
5B♭Perfect 5th5
6D♭Minor 7th♭7

Step pattern

W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W

From the root to the octave the scale moves in this pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W.

W = whole step (2 semitones), H = half step (1 semitone), W+H = 3 semitones

Sound and character

Add one chromatic 'blue note' (the ♭5) to the minor pentatonic and you have the heart of American music — gritty, soulful, and deeply human.

Sound: Gritty & soulful

How to use it

Improvise with it over a 12-bar blues. Slide from the blue note into the 5th — that half-step crush is the signature blues sound.

Chords, key signature and progressions: E♭ Minor key

Songs that use it

  • Johnny B. Goode · Chuck Berry
    Rock
  • The Thrill Is Gone · B.B. King
    Blues
  • Cross Road Blues · Robert Johnson
    Blues

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