About the E flat Tritone scale
E flat Tritone is used for jazz and film music that wants a symmetrical, unstable color. Think of it as a symmetrical six-note scale built on the tritone. It is E♭ Blues Diminished with the third lowered.
Its notes are E♭, F♭, G, A, B♭, and D♭. The formula is H 1½ W H 1½ W.
On the piano, E♭ Tritone touches the black keys E♭, B♭, and D♭. That raised fourth spells out to the white key A.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EbE♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FbF♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | BbB♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | DbD♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ W H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Tritone in other keys
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