How do I play Eb Ritusen?

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 Ritusen?

Eb Ritusen contains the notes Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C, 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 Ritusen?

From Eb the steps run W W½ W W W½, 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 Ritusen Scale

Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C

Eb Ritusen is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C.

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Eb Ritusen Scale

Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C

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Play it on your instrument

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Fingering on the piano

Hand	Fingering	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Right hand	2 1 2 3 1 2	Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C · Eb
Left hand	2 1 3 2 1 2	Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C · 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 Ritusen is made of the notes Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W½ W W W½.

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

Related scales

Eb Ritusen 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# RitusenD# · E# · G# · A# · B#
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root

Scales that contain it

Eb MajorEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · C · D
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.
Eb Melodic MinorEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · D
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.
Eb BebopEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db · D
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.
Eb DorianEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.
Eb MixolydianEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.
Eb PiongioEb · F · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Contains every note of Eb Ritusen.

Ritusen on every root

C C#Db D D#E F F#Gb G G#Ab A Bb B

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Understanding Eb Ritusen

Names and spellings

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

Common questions

How do I play Eb Ritusen?: 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 Ritusen?: Eb Ritusen contains the notes Eb · F · Ab · Bb · C, 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 Ritusen?: From Eb the steps run W W½ W W W½, 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.