E♭ major scale

E♭ major

  • E♭R
  • F2
  • G3
  • A♭4
  • B♭5
  • C6
  • D7

Positions

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How it is built

  • Seven notes: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The half steps fall between G–A♭ and D–E♭.
  • D is the leading tone. It sits a half step below E♭ and pulls hard toward it, which is why the V chord resolves home.
  • Same notes as C minor. Start on C and the mood flips without changing a single pitch.

Chords in the key of E♭ major

  1. IE♭
  2. iiFm
  3. iiiGm
  4. IVA♭
  5. VB♭
  6. viCm
  7. vii°Ddim
Build a progression in E♭ major →

Chords that fit E♭ major

Related keys

  • Relative: C minor — same notes, different home
  • Parallel: E♭ minor — same root, different notes

Other E♭ scales