How do I play Eb Kumoijoshi?

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 Kumoijoshi?

Eb Kumoijoshi contains the notes Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2m, 4P, 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 Kumoijoshi?

From Eb the steps run H 2 W 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.

Scales

Eb Kumoijoshi Scale

Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb

Eb Kumoijoshi is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb.

Post on X Share on Facebook Post on Reddit Send on WhatsApp Send by email

Eb Kumoijoshi Scale

Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb

Post on X Share on Facebook Post on Reddit Send on WhatsApp Send by email

Play it on your instrument

Loading the keyboard…

Fingering on the piano

Hand	Fingering	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Right hand	2 1 2 3 1 2	Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Eb
Left hand	2 1 3 2 1 2	Eb · Fb · Ab · 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 Kumoijoshi is made of the notes Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H 2 W H 2.

Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales

Related scales

Eb Kumoijoshi 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.

D# KumoijoshiD# · E · G# · A# · B
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root

Scales that contain it

Eb PhrygianEb · Fb · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.
Eb Phrygian DominantEb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.
Eb BalineseEb · Fb · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.
Eb Double Harmonic MajorEb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.
Eb Messiaen's Mode #4Eb · Fb · F · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.
Eb Purvi RagaEb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D
Contains every note of Eb Kumoijoshi.

Kumoijoshi on every root

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#Bb B

Open it in a tool

Understanding Eb Kumoijoshi

Names and spellings

Eb Kumoijoshi and D# Kumoijoshi are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. D# Kumoijoshi

Common questions

How do I play Eb Kumoijoshi?: 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 Kumoijoshi?: Eb Kumoijoshi contains the notes Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2m, 4P, 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 Kumoijoshi?: From Eb the steps run H 2 W 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.