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E♭ melodic minor scale on guitar

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

Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.

Spell as D♯
Notes
E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD
Formula
12♭34567
Steps
WHWWWWH

Guitar

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

EADGBe123456789101112131415162♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34567R2♭34

Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending

e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-|
B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------|
G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------|
D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------|
A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------|
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♭ melodic minor scale

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

i E♭m E♭m(maj7) E♭ G♭ B♭
ii Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
III+ G♭aug G♭maj7♯5 G♭ B♭ D
IV A♭ A♭7 A♭ C E♭
V B♭ B♭7 B♭ D F
vi° Cdim Cm7♭5 C E♭ G♭
vii° Ddim Dm7♭5 D F A♭

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E♭ Melodic Minor scale on guitar
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