About the E flat Composite Blues scale
E flat Composite Blues is used for blues, rock and jazz-blues improvisation. Think of it as the full blues scale, major and minor thirds and the blue note all together.
Its notes are E♭, F, G♭, G, A♭, A, B♭, C, and D♭. The formula is W H H H H H W H W.
Also called Nine-Note Blues and Blues Enneatonic.
Two open-string notes belong to E♭ Composite Blues, namely A and G. On guitar, the deepest E♭ within reach is the 6th fret of the A string. With a capo at the first fret, E♭ Composite Blues can be played with D-shape fingerings.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EbE♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FF | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GbG♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | AA | Diminished 5th |
| 7 | BbB♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 8 | CC | Major 6th |
| 9 | DbD♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H H H H H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Composite Blues in other keys
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