Scales
Eb Purvi Raga Scale
Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D
Eb Purvi Raga is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D.
Eb Purvi Raga Scale
Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D · Eb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 | Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · 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 Purvi Raga is made of the notes Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W½ H H H H W½ H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
Eb Purvi Raga 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 Ionian PentatonicEb · G · Ab · Bb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Eb KumoijoshiEb · Fb · Ab · Bb · Cb
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Eb Lydian PentatonicEb · G · A · Bb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Eb Messiaen's Mode #5Eb · Fb · Ab · A · Bb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Eb Double Harmonic LydianEb · Fb · G · A · Bb · Cb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Eb Double Harmonic MajorEb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Every note of this scale is in Eb Purvi Raga.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Purvi Raga?
- 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 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Eb Purvi Raga?
- Eb Purvi Raga contains the notes Eb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3M, 4P, 4A, 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 Purvi Raga?
- From Eb the steps run H W½ H H H H W½ 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.