Guitar scale

Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Guitar Scale

Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) is a seven-note scale built from Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, and Db. It is the 6th relative mode of Gb major. It is also commonly called Eb Aeolian. Use it to study the scale's notes, interval formula, and guitar fretboard positions.

Notes
EbFGbAbBbBDb
Formula
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones
0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale
Gb major
Also called
Eb Aeolian

How to read this scale

The notes are shown as pitch classes first. Square markers represent Eb root notes in the fretboard view, while circular markers represent the other notes in the scale.

Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Eb root notes and connect the remaining natural minor (aeolian) tones across standard tuning.

This same note pattern is also commonly called Eb Aeolian.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Guitar Scale fretboard diagram in standard tuning Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Guitar Scale fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this scale in the fretboard tool

Start with Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

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Common chords and contexts

Scale diagrams by tuning