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E♭ major scale on guitar

E♭ major has 7 notes: E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D. Also called Ionian.

E♭ major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteE♭FGA♭B♭CD
Degree1234567
Step2212221

E♭ major on the whole neck

Every E♭ major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

E♭ major scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E♭ major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15234567123567123456712345671234567123456712345672345671236E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E♭ major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

E♭ major, position 1, frets 1 to 5234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    E♭ major, position 2, frets 4 to 8456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      E♭ major, position 3, frets 6 to 10567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        E♭ major, position 4, frets 8 to 12671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          E♭ major, position 5, frets 11 to 15123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in E♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            2FmF minor arpeggio
            3GmG minor arpeggio
            4A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            5B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            6CmC minor arpeggio
            7DdimD diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            2Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            3Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            4A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            5B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            6Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            7Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of E♭ major, starting from another root.

            Major in every key

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