Scale

    E♭ minor pentatonic scale

    The E♭ minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭ and D♭.

    Notes
    E♭ · G♭ · A♭ · B♭ · D♭
    Step pattern
    W+H – W – W – W+H – W

    W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).

    Play it yourself

    Play the scale going up: start on E♭ and tap each note in order.

    • E♭
    • G♭
    • A♭
    • B♭
    • D♭
    0 of 5 notes

    The minor pentatonic scale is natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. Five notes, no half steps, and the sound of countless rock and blues solos.

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