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E♭ major scale on piano

Notes: E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D

The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – W – H – W – W – W – H.

Key signature: 3 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭).

Relative key: C minor.

Fingering

Right hand, going up: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3. Left hand, going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3.

The chords of the scale

Other E♭ scales

E♭ minor · E♭ harmonic minor · E♭ major pentatonic · E♭ minor pentatonic · E♭ blues