Scales
Eb Flamenco Scale
Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db
Eb Flamenco is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db.
Eb Flamenco Scale
Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 | Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db · Eb | |
| Left hand | 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 | Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · 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 Flamenco is made of the notes Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W H W H W½ W.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Eb Flamenco gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Seventh chords
i°Ebm7b5Eb · Gb · A · Db
ii°FboM7Fb · G · Bb · Eb
iiiGbm7Gb · A · Db · Fb
ivGmb6M7G · Bb · Eb · Gb
VA7A · Db · Fb · G
VI+Bbmaj7#5sus4Bb · Eb · Gb · A
vii°Dbdim7Db · Fb · G · Bb
Related scales
The scales Eb Flamenco shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
Eb Lydian Dominant PentatonicEb · G · A · Bb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Flamenco.
Scales that contain it
Eb Half-Whole DiminishedEb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · C · Db
Contains every note of Eb Flamenco.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Flamenco?
- 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 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Eb Flamenco?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Eb Flamenco gives Ebdim (i°), Fbdim (ii°), Gbm (iii), Gm#5 (IV+), A (V), Ebm/Bb (vi), Dbdim (vii°). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Eb Flamenco?
- Eb Flamenco contains the notes Eb · Fb · Gb · G · A · Bb · Db, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 3M, 4A, 5P, 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 Flamenco?
- From Eb the steps run H W H W H W½ 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.