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E-Flat Major Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Natural Minor Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Harmonic Minor Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Melodic Minor Sale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Major Pentatonic Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-flat Minor Pentatonic Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Major Blues Scale<\/a><\/strong> | E-Flat Minor Blues Scale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MAJOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E-flat major scale contains seven notes and starts and ends on E\u266d. Major scales are arranged in a specific pattern of whole and half steps: W-W-H-W-W-W-H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT NATURAL MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The E-flat natural minor scale follows the key signature of its relative major: G-flat major. In natural minor scales, there are no additional accidentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relative major key of E-flat minor is G-flat major. Therefore, E-flat minor has six flats (B\u266d, E\u266d, A\u266d, D\u266d, G\u266d, C\u266d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TIP:<\/strong> To find the relative major key, count up three half-steps from the minor key\u2019s root note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT HARMONIC MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harmonic minor scales follow the key signature of the relative major key and raise the seventh note of the scale by one half-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relative major key of E-flat minor is G-flat major and the seventh note of E-flat minor is D\u266d. Therefore, E-flat harmonic minor has six flats (B\u266d, E\u266d, A\u266d, D\u266d, G\u266d, C\u266d) and D\u266d is raised to D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MELODIC MINOR SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In melodic minor scales, we raise the sixth and seventh notes up one half-step when ascending and lower them back down when descending. Melodic minor scales follow the key signature of the scale’s relative major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relative major key of E-flat minor is G-flat major. Therefore, E-flat minor has six flats (B\u266d, E\u266d, A\u266d, D\u266d, G\u266d, C\u266d) and C\u266d and D\u266d are the sixth and seventh notes. We raise C\u266d and D\u266d to C and D when ascending the melodic minor scale, and we lower them back to C\u266d and D\u266d when descending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The major pentatonic is a five-note scale built on the following major scale degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The minor pentatonic scale is a five-note scale built on the following minor scale degrees: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also think of the minor pentatonic as being built on the following major<\/em> scale degrees: 1, \u266d3, 4, 5, \u266d7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MAJOR BLUES SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The major blues scale is built on the following major scale degrees: 1, 2, \u266d3, 3, 5, 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E-FLAT MINOR BLUES SCALE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The minor blues scale is built on the following minor scale degrees: 1, 3, 4, \u266d5, 5, 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also think of the minor blues scale as being built on the following major<\/em> scale degrees: 1, \u266d3, 4, \u266d5, 5, \u266d7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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