Guitar scale · Major & minor
E♭ harmonic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the E♭ harmonic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-15-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the E♭ harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
VI
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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