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E♭ harmonic minor scale

The E♭ harmonic minor scale is E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D: seven notes, dark, with a strong pull home. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.

Make a beat in E♭ minor

Opens the free editor with a trap beat in E♭ minor to play E♭ harmonic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of E♭ harmonic minor

From E♭ up to E♭: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half. Tap a key to hear it.

E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D E♭

FC♭DE♭G♭A♭B♭E♭
The notes of E♭ harmonic minor scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1E♭Root
2FMajor second
♭3G♭Minor third
4A♭Perfect fourth
5B♭Perfect fifth
♭6C♭Minor sixth
7DMajor seventh

How E♭ harmonic minor is built

The E♭ minor scale with D♭ raised to D. The raised seventh sits a half step below E♭, so it pulls hard back home, and it makes the fifth chord B♭ major.

The natural minor scale with its seventh raised a half step. That note makes the fifth chord major, so it pulls hard back home, and the step and a half below it gives the scale its classical, exotic sound. The harmonic minor scale in every key.

Chords in E♭ harmonic minor

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the E♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iE♭mii°Fdim♭III+G♭augivA♭mVB♭♭VIC♭vii°Ddim

Play E♭ harmonic minor over a beat

A beat on the chords of E♭ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about E♭ harmonic minor

What notes are in the E♭ harmonic minor scale?

E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭ and D. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7, counted from the major scale on E♭, and its steps from E♭ up to E♭ are: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half.

How is E♭ harmonic minor different from E♭ minor?

It raises D♭ to D. The raised seventh, a half step below E♭, makes the fifth chord B♭ major, which pulls hard back to E♭ minor.

Harmonic minor scale in every key

C harmonic minorC♯ harmonic minorD harmonic minorE♭ harmonic minorE harmonic minorF harmonic minorF♯ harmonic minorG harmonic minorG♯ harmonic minorA harmonic minorB♭ harmonic minorB harmonic minor

More scales on E♭

E♭ major (major scale)D♯ minor (natural minor scale)E♭ major pentatonicD♯ minor pentatonicD♯ bluesE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ dorianD♯ phrygianE♭ lydianE♭ mixolydianD♯ locrianD♯ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

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