Key · minor

The key of E♭ Minor

E♭ Minor has 6 flats (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭). Its scale is E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭. The seven chords built on those degrees are i E♭m, ii° Fdim, III G♭, iv A♭m, v B♭m, VI C♭ and VII D♭; the dominant is B♭m and the subdominant A♭m. Its relative major is F♯ Major and its parallel major is E♭ Major.

Key signature
6 flats · B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭
Scale
E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭
Relative major
F♯ Major
Parallel major
E♭ Major
Enharmonic
D♯m

The scale on the keyboard

The E♭ Minor scale on the piano keyboard: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭31234123E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭

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

Scale degrees

DegreeNoteNameInterval from the tonic
1E♭TonicUnison
2FSupertonicMajor 2nd
3G♭MediantMinor 3rd
4A♭SubdominantPerfect 4th
5B♭DominantPerfect 5th
6C♭SubmediantMinor 6th
7D♭SubtonicMinor 7th

Chords in E♭ Minor

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

NumeralTriadQualitySeventh
iE♭mMinorE♭m7
ii°FdimDiminishedFm7♭5
IIIG♭MajorG♭maj7
ivA♭mMinorA♭m7
vB♭mMinorB♭m7
VIC♭MajorC♭maj7
VIID♭MajorD♭7

Chord functions

FunctionChords
Tonici · III · VI
Subdominantii° · iv
Dominantv · VII · V (harmonic)

Common progressions in E♭ Minor

ProgressionChordsLevel
i – iv – vE♭m – A♭m – B♭mEasy
i – iv – VE♭m – A♭m – B♭Easy
i – VI – III – VIIE♭m – C♭ – G♭ – D♭Easy
i – VII – VI – VIIE♭m – D♭ – C♭ – D♭Easy
i – VII – VI – VE♭m – D♭ – C♭ – B♭Medium
i – VI – iv – VE♭m – C♭ – A♭m – B♭Medium
i – iv – VII – IIIE♭m – A♭m – D♭ – G♭Medium
i – III – VII – ivE♭m – G♭ – D♭ – A♭mMedium
i – iv – i – VE♭m – A♭m – E♭m – B♭Medium
i – IV – i – VE♭m – A♭ – E♭m – B♭Hard
ii° – V – iFdim – B♭ – E♭mHard
iiø7 – V7 – im7Fm7♭5 – B♭7 – E♭m7Hard
12-Bar Minor BluesE♭m – E♭m – E♭m – E♭m – A♭m – A♭m – E♭m – E♭m – C♭ – B♭ – E♭m – B♭Hard

The other keys

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

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