E♭ blues scale
The E♭ minor pentatonic plus a sixth note: the flat fifth, or “blue note.” It’s what gives the blues its color, slipped in between the fourth and the fifth.
- Notes:
- E♭, G♭, A♭, A, B♭, D♭.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7.
- Style:
- Blues, rock, jazz.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
These are the five minor pentatonic positions, plus the blue note (in purple) wherever it falls in the position. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 11 to 14
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------------------11-14-| B|-------------------------------11-14-------| G|----------------------11-13-14-------------| D|----------------11-13----------------------| A|-------11-12-13----------------------------| E|-11-14-------------------------------------|
Position 2: frets 1 to 4
It also works an octave higher, frets 13 to 16.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------2-4-| B|-------------------2-4-----| G|-------------1-2-3---------| D|---------1-4---------------| A|-----1-4-------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------|
Position 3: frets 3 to 7
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------4-5-6-| B|---------------------4-7-------| G|-----------------3-6-----------| D|-----------4-6-7---------------| A|-------4-6---------------------| E|-4-5-6-------------------------|
Position 4: frets 6 to 9
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------6-9-| B|-------------------7-9-----| G|---------------6-8---------| D|---------6-7-8-------------| A|-----6-9-------------------| E|-6-9-----------------------|
Position 5: frets 8 to 11
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------------9-11-| B|---------------------9-10-11------| G|----------------8-11--------------| D|-----------8-11-------------------| A|------9-11------------------------| E|-9-11-----------------------------|