Scales
Eb Minor Bebop Scale
Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D
Eb Minor Bebop is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D.
Eb Minor Bebop Scale
Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D · Eb | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 | Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D · 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 Minor Bebop is made of the notes Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H W W H W H H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
Eb Minor Bebop 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 MinorEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Eb Harmonic MinorEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Eb EgyptianEb · F · Ab · Bb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Eb Vietnamese 1Eb · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Eb HirajoshiEb · F · Gb · Bb · Cb
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Eb Malkos RagaEb · Gb · Ab · Cb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Minor Bebop.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Minor Bebop?
- 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 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Eb Minor Bebop?
- Eb Minor Bebop contains the notes Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 7m, 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 Minor Bebop?
- From Eb the steps run W H W W H W H H, 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.