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E♭ major scale on guitar

Every position of the E♭ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

Its relative minor is C natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of E♭ major.

Spell as D♯
Notes
E♭FGA♭B♭CD
Formula
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Steps
WWHWWWH

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string

EADGBe12345678910111213141516234567R234567R234567R234567R234567R234567R234567R234567R234

Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending

e|----------------------------------------------13-15-16-|
B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------|
G|----------------------------12-13-15-------------------|
D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------|
A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------|
E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|

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♭ major scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I E♭ E♭maj7 E♭ G B♭
ii Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
iii Gm Gm7 G B♭ D
IV A♭ A♭maj7 A♭ C E♭
V B♭ B♭7 B♭ D F
vi Cm Cm7 C E♭ G
vii° Ddim Dm7♭5 D F A♭

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E♭ Major scale on guitar
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