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Eb Natural Minor Scale
The Eb Natural Minor scale is built from the notes Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, and Db, also known as the Aeolian mode. The diagram below maps every one of those notes across the guitar neck, from the open strings up to the 12th fret, with the root Eb highlighted.
The natural minor scale is the serious, darker counterpart to major, and the home base of most rock, metal, and film music.
Notes in the Eb Natural Minor scale
Eb1
F2
Gbb3
Ab4
Bb5
Cbb6
Dbb7
Eb Natural Minor scale on the fretboard
root (Eb) other scale notes
Chords in the key of Eb minor →
See the seven chords that come from this scale, plus common progressions in the key.
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Other scales in Eb
Eb MajorEb Major PentatonicEb Minor PentatonicEb BluesEb DorianEb PhrygianEb LydianEb MixolydianEb Harmonic Minor
The natural minor scale in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the Eb Natural Minor scale?
- The Eb Natural Minor scale contains 7 notes: Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, and Db. As scale degrees those are 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7.
- How do you play the Eb Natural Minor scale on guitar?
- Every note above is shown on the fretboard diagram, from the open strings up to the 12th fret, with the root (Eb) highlighted. The pattern is movable: learn the shape once and you can slide it to start on any root. Anchor your playing to the Eb notes so the scale sounds resolved.
- What is the Eb Natural Minor scale used for?
- The natural minor scale is the serious, darker counterpart to major, and the home base of most rock, metal, and film music. Once the shape is under your fingers, try improvising over a backing track in Eb and listen for how each note pulls back toward the root.