Scales
Eb Flat Six Pentatonic Scale
Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb
Eb Flat Six Pentatonic is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb.
Eb Flat Six Pentatonic Scale
Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 1 2 3 1 2 | Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb · Eb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 2 1 3 | Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb · 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 Flat Six Pentatonic is made of the notes Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W W½ H 2.
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Related scales
Eb Flat Six Pentatonic 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 that contain it
Eb Mixolydian b6Eb · F · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
Contains every note of Eb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Eb Lydian MinorEb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db
Contains every note of Eb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Eb Harmonic MajorEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Contains every note of Eb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Eb Bebop MajorEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · B · C · D
Contains every note of Eb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Eb Messiaen's Mode #3Eb · F · Gb · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · D
Contains every note of Eb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Flat Six Pentatonic?
- 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 2 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Eb Flat Six Pentatonic?
- Eb Flat Six Pentatonic contains the notes Eb · F · G · Bb · Cb, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 5P, 6m. 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 Flat Six Pentatonic?
- From Eb the steps run W W W½ H 2, 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.