Key · major

The key of E♭ Major

E♭ Major has 3 flats (B♭ E♭ A♭). Its scale is E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D. The seven chords built on those degrees are I E♭, ii Fm, iii Gm, IV A♭, V B♭, vi Cm and vii° Ddim; the dominant is B♭ and the subdominant A♭. Its relative minor is C Minor and its parallel minor is E♭ Minor.

Key signature
3 flats · B♭ E♭ A♭
Scale
E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D
Relative minor
C Minor
Parallel minor
E♭ Minor

The scale on the keyboard

The E♭ Major scale on the piano keyboard: E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D31234123E♭FGA♭B♭CDE♭

Fingering for both hands, the step pattern and the other forms are on the E♭ Major scale page.

Scale degrees

DegreeNoteNameInterval from the tonic
1E♭TonicUnison
2FSupertonicMajor 2nd
3GMediantMajor 3rd
4A♭SubdominantPerfect 4th
5B♭DominantPerfect 5th
6CSubmediantMajor 6th
7DLeading ToneMajor 7th

Chords in E♭ Major

One chord on each degree of the scale. The dominant is B♭ and the subdominant A♭.

NumeralTriadQualitySeventh
IE♭MajorE♭maj7
iiFmMinorFm7
iiiGmMinorGm7
IVA♭MajorA♭maj7
VB♭MajorB♭7
viCmMinorCm7
vii°DdimDiminishedDm7♭5

Chord functions

FunctionChords
TonicI · iii · vi
Subdominantii · IV
DominantV · vii°

Common progressions in E♭ Major

ProgressionChordsLevel
I – IV – VE♭ – A♭ – B♭Easy
I – IV – V – IE♭ – A♭ – B♭ – E♭Easy
I – V – vi – IVE♭ – B♭ – Cm – A♭Easy
I – vi – IV – VE♭ – Cm – A♭ – B♭Easy
I – IV – I – VE♭ – A♭ – E♭ – B♭Easy
I – V – IV – IE♭ – B♭ – A♭ – E♭Easy
I – IV – V – IVE♭ – A♭ – B♭ – A♭Easy
I – ii – IV – VE♭ – Fm – A♭ – B♭Easy
vi – IV – I – VCm – A♭ – E♭ – B♭Medium
I – vi – ii – VE♭ – Cm – Fm – B♭Medium
I – IV – vi – VE♭ – A♭ – Cm – B♭Medium
I – iii – IV – VE♭ – Gm – A♭ – B♭Medium
I – iii – vi – IVE♭ – Gm – Cm – A♭Medium
IV – I – V – viA♭ – E♭ – B♭ – CmMedium
I – V – vi – iii – IV – I – IV – VE♭ – B♭ – Cm – Gm – A♭ – E♭ – A♭ – B♭Medium
I – IV – vii° – iii – vi – ii – V – IE♭ – A♭ – Ddim – Gm – Cm – Fm – B♭ – E♭Hard
ii – V – IFm – B♭ – E♭Medium
iim7 – V7 – Imaj7Fm7 – B♭7 – E♭maj7Hard
ii – V – I – viFm – B♭ – E♭ – CmHard
I – VI – ii – VE♭ – C – Fm – B♭Hard
I – II – V – IE♭ – F – B♭ – E♭Hard
I – bVII – IV – IE♭ – D♭ – A♭ – E♭Medium
I – bIII – IVE♭ – G♭ – A♭Medium
I – V – bVII – IVE♭ – B♭ – D♭ – A♭Medium
I – bVI – bVII – IE♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭Hard
I – IV – iv – IE♭ – A♭ – A♭m – E♭Hard
12-Bar Blues (I7 – IV7 – V7)E♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7Medium
Quick-Change BluesE♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7Medium

The other keys

C MajorG MajorD MajorA MajorE MajorB MajorF♯ MajorD♭ MajorA♭ MajorB♭ MajorF MajorA MinorE MinorB MinorF♯ MinorC♯ MinorG♯ MinorE♭ MinorB♭ MinorF MinorC MinorG MinorD Minor

Part of the key reference. See also the chords and the scales.