Eb Major Scale on Piano

The Eb Major scale sounds bright and resolved. It runs Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D and is written with three flats.

It shares its key signature with C minor, its relative minor.

Interval Circle

WWHWWWHC6DbD7Eb1EF2GbG3Ab4ABb5B

All twelve semitones, root at the top. Filled dots are the notes of the scale, the outer numbers are their degrees, and W / H mark the whole and half steps between them.

About This Scale

The reference point for Western tonality. Its half steps sit between the 3rd and 4th and between the 7th and 8th degrees, and that leading tone pulling up into the tonic is what makes it sound finished.

Fingering

Right Hand (ascending)

3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3

Left Hand (ascending)

3-2-1-4-3-2-1-3

Why this fingering

3 black keys (Eb, Ab, Bb) sit in this scale, and the thumb has to avoid them. In the right hand the thumb crosses under onto F and C; let the elbow drift slightly outward as it passes rather than twisting the wrist.

The blue dots on the piano below show which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Notes in Eb Major

NoteIntervalRH FingerLH Finger
EbEb4Root (1)33
FF4Major 2nd (2)12
GG4Major 3rd (3)21
AbAb4Perfect 4th (4)34
BbBb4Perfect 5th (5)43
CC5Major 6th (6)12
DD5Major 7th (7)21
EbEb5Octave (8)33

Other Major Scales

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

Other Eb Scales

Eb Natural Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db
Eb Harmonic Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – D
Eb Melodic Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – D
Eb Major Pentatonic
Eb – F – G – Bb – C
Eb Minor Pentatonic
Eb – Gb – Ab – Bb – Db
Eb Blues
Eb – Gb – Ab – A – Bb – Db
Eb Dorian
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – Db
Eb Mixolydian
Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – Db
Eb Chromatic
Eb – E – F – Gb – G – Ab – A – Bb – B – C – Db – D