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E♭ blues scale on guitar (Eb blues)

The E♭ has six notes: E♭, G♭, A♭, A, B♭ and D♭. As degrees: 1, ♭3, 4, ♯4, 5 and ♭7.

Notes and pattern

The E♭ blues scale

Minor plus the 'blue note' between the 4th and 5th, written ♭5 or ♯4. Play it to hear it up and down.

From note to note it climbs 3, 2, 1, 1, 3 and 2 . The two around the blue note are its bluesy rub.

The E♭ is E♭ minor with one extra note, A, the blue note between the 4th and 5th. See that scale.

  1. E♭1
  2. G♭♭3
  3. A♭4
  4. A♯4
  5. B♭5
  6. D♭♭7
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  • E♭, the root
  • Other scale notes

Chords

What to play E♭ blues over

Play it over a 12-bar blues in E♭ (E♭7, A♭7 and B♭7), or over rock and funk riffs in E♭ minor.

Same root

Change a note or two and the same takes on a new mood.

Questions

E♭ blues, in short

What notes are in the E♭ blues scale?
The E♭ has six notes: E♭, G♭, A♭, A, B♭ and D♭. As degrees: 1, ♭3, 4, ♯4, 5 and ♭7.
What chords go with the E♭ blues scale?
Play it over a 12-bar blues in E♭ (E♭7, A♭7 and B♭7), or over rock and funk riffs in E♭ minor.
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