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Eb major blues scale

It has 6 notes: Eb F Gb G Bb C. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6.

Degree12♭3356
NoteEbFGbGBbC

Patterns

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

Box 2Open position, frets 0–4 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 3 (3)
  • B: 1 (6), 4 (1)
  • G: 0 (3), 3 (5)
  • D: 1 (1), 3 (2), 4 (b3)
  • A: 1 (5), 3 (6)
  • E: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 3 (3)
Box 3Frets 3–6 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (3), 6 (5)
  • B: 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • G: 3 (5), 5 (6)
  • D: 3 (2), 4 (b3), 5 (3)
  • A: 3 (6), 6 (1)
  • E: 3 (3), 6 (5)
Box 4Frets 5–8 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • B: 6 (2), 7 (b3), 8 (3)
  • G: 5 (6), 8 (1)
  • D: 5 (3), 8 (5)
  • A: 6 (1), 8 (2)
  • E: 6 (5), 8 (6)
Box 5Frets 8–11 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (6), 11 (1)
  • B: 8 (3), 11 (5)
  • G: 8 (1), 10 (2), 11 (b3)
  • D: 8 (5), 10 (6)
  • A: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 10 (3)
  • E: 8 (6), 11 (1)
Box 1Frets 10–13 · root Eb
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • B: 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • G: 10 (2), 11 (b3), 12 (3)
  • D: 10 (6), 13 (1)
  • A: 10 (3), 13 (5)
  • E: 11 (1), 13 (2)

Same notes, different home

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

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in Eb

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