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Eb major scale

It has 7 notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C D. Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.

Degree1234567
NoteEbFGAbBbCD

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 2Open position, frets 0–4 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (2), 3 (3), 4 (4)
  • B: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
  • G: 0 (3), 1 (4), 3 (5)
  • D: 0 (7), 1 (1), 3 (2)
  • A: 1 (5), 3 (6)
  • E: 1 (2), 3 (3), 4 (4)
Position 3Frets 3–6 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • B: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • G: 3 (5), 5 (6)
  • D: 3 (2), 5 (3), 6 (4)
  • A: 3 (6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
  • E: 3 (3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
Position 4Frets 5–9 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • B: 6 (2), 8 (3), 9 (4)
  • G: 5 (6), 7 (7), 8 (1)
  • D: 5 (3), 6 (4), 8 (5)
  • A: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
  • E: 6 (5), 8 (6)
Position 5Frets 7–11 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
  • B: 8 (3), 9 (4), 11 (5)
  • G: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
  • D: 8 (5), 10 (6)
  • A: 8 (2), 10 (3), 11 (4)
  • E: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
Position 1Frets 10–13 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • B: 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • G: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
  • D: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
  • A: 10 (3), 11 (4), 13 (5)
  • E: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 11–16 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 13 (2), 15 (3), 16 (4)
  • B: 13 (6), 15 (7), 16 (1)
  • G: 12 (3), 13 (4), 15 (5)
  • D: 12 (7), 13 (1), 15 (2)
  • A: 11 (4), 13 (5), 15 (6)
  • E: 11 (1), 13 (2), 15 (3)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

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