Scales
Eb Bebop Minor Scale
Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Eb Bebop Minor is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db.
Eb Bebop Minor Scale
Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 | Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb | |
| Left hand | 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 | Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Eb Bebop Minor is made of the notes Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H H H W W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
Eb Bebop Minor is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales inside it
Eb Major PentatonicEb · F · G · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Eb Major BluesEb · F · Gb · G · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Eb DorianEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Eb MixolydianEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Eb Mixolydian PentatonicEb · G · Ab · Bb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Eb RitusenEb · F · Ab · Bb · C
Every note of this scale is in Eb Bebop Minor.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Bebop Minor?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Eb Bebop Minor?
- Eb Bebop Minor contains the notes Eb · F · Gb · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Eb Bebop Minor?
- From Eb the steps run W H H H W W H W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.