E♭ Minor pentatonicScale

Formula

1½ W W 1½ W 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
The family

E♭ Minor pentatonic on the chromatic circle

E♭ Minor pentatonic has the notes of G♭ Major pentatonic, started from E♭. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W 1½ W 1½ ♭3 G♭I Major pentatonic 4 A♭II 5 B♭III ♭7 D♭IV 1 E♭V Minor pentatonic E♭ Minor pentatonic
The whole neck

E♭ Minor pentatonic across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3
Context

Where E♭ Minor pentatonic fits

The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.

Minor pentatonic scale in every key

E♭ Minor pentatonic scale questions

What notes are in the E♭ Minor pentatonic scale?

E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.

What is the E♭ Minor pentatonic scale formula?

1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, 1½ W W 1½ W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the E♭ Minor pentatonic scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E♭ Minor pentatonic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape.

When is the E♭ Minor pentatonic scale used?

The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.