The Key of Eb minor
Eb minor is E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭.
Why this key
E♭ minor has six flats and is about as far from a guitar's open strings as it is possible to get. Where it appears, it is usually because a singer needed it or a synth part was written without a fretboard in mind.
Every chord in Eb minor
Seven chords, built on each note of the scale in turn.
| Numeral | Chord | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Ebm | minor |
| ii° | Fdim | dim |
| ♭III | Gb | major |
| iv | Abm | minor |
| v | Bbm | minor |
| ♭VI | Cb | major |
| ♭VII | Db | major |
The scale, on the neck
Eb natural minor — E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭.
Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian)
the plain minor scaleNotesE♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭
Chord-Scale Reference §3 / §7.4
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