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E♭ natural minor scale on guitar

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

The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.

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

Spell as D♯
Notes
E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭
Formula
12♭345♭6♭7
Steps
WHWWHWW

Guitar

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

EADGBe123456789101112131415162♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭345♭6♭7R2♭34

Position 1 tab · frets 11–16, ascending

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

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

i E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
ii° Fdim Fm7♭5 F A♭ C♭
III G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
iv A♭m A♭m7 A♭ C♭ E♭
v B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
VI C♭ C♭maj7 C♭ E♭ G♭
VII D♭ D♭7 D♭ F A♭

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E♭ Natural Minor scale on guitar
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