E flat minor pentatonic scale on guitar

The minor pentatonic (five notes) is the most played scale among rock and blues guitarists. Easy to memorize on the neck, it works over almost every chord in the key.

On the whole neck

EADGBEG♭A♭B♭D♭E♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭0123456789101112
EADGBEG♭A♭B♭D♭E♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 11

EADGBEE♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭11121314
EADGBEE♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭11121314

Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1E♭ (E flat)root
2G♭ (G flat)minor third
3A♭ (A flat)perfect fourth
4B♭ (B flat)perfect fifth
5D♭ (D flat)minor seventh

Steps between notes: W+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Relative scale: the F sharp major pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.

Other E♭ scales

The same scale in other keys