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E♭ Jazz Minor scale

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About the E flat Jazz Minor scale

E flat Jazz Minor is the ascending melodic minor treated as one scale, a jazz staple. It's used for jazz improvisation and modern minor writing.

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Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

D shapeopen
C shapefr 3
A shapefr 5
G shapefr 8
E shapefr 10
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1fr 1
Shape 2fr 2
Shape 3fr 4
Shape 4fr 6
Shape 5fr 8
Shape 6fr 9
Shape 7fr 11
7-position system

7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.

Position 1fr 1
Position 2fr 2
Position 3fr 4
Position 4fr 6
Position 5fr 8
Position 6fr 10
Position 7fr 11

Chords in the key of E flat Jazz Minor

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

i E flat minor
6fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

ii F minor
3fr 8fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

III+ G flat augmented
7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

IV A flat
4fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

V B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

vi° C diminished
3fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

vii° D diminished
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in E flat Jazz Minor

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i E flat minor major seven
3fr 6fr 11fr

ii F minor seven
3fr 8fr 9fr

III+ G flat major seven sharp five
6fr 9fr 11fr

IV A flat seven
4fr 6fr 11fr

V B flat seven
6fr 8fr 11fr

vi° C minor seven flat five
4fr 8fr 10fr

vii° D minor seven flat five
3fr 5fr 8fr

Progressions in E flat Jazz Minor

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

i Isus4
i IV
i V
V i
ii IV V

Notes and intervals

1 E flat Root
2 F Major 2nd
3 G flat Minor 3rd
4 A flat Perfect 4th
5 B flat Perfect 5th
6 C Major 6th
7 D Major 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Jazz Minor in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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