E flat minor pentatonic scale on piano

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 keyboard

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Numbers above the keys are the scale degrees; the root is filled.

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