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E♭ melodic minor scale

The E♭ melodic minor scale is E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D: seven notes, smooth and jazzy. 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♭ melodic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of E♭ melodic minor

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

E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D E♭

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

How E♭ melodic minor is built

The E♭ minor scale with C♭ raised to C and D♭ raised to D. Its top half then runs like E♭ major, smooth on the way up. Classical music plays it that way going up and plays E♭ minor coming down.

The natural minor scale with its sixth and seventh raised: minor at the bottom, major at the top. Classical music raises them on the way up and plays the natural minor coming down; jazz plays these notes both ways. The melodic minor scale in every key.

Chords in E♭ melodic 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♭miiFm♭III+G♭augIVA♭VB♭vi°Cdimvii°Ddim

Play E♭ melodic 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♭ melodic minor

What notes are in the E♭ melodic 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, whole, whole, half.

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

It raises C♭ to C and D♭ to D. The top of the scale then runs like E♭ major, smooth on the way up to E♭.

Melodic minor scale in every key

C melodic minorC♯ melodic minorD melodic minorE♭ melodic minorE melodic minorF melodic minorF♯ melodic minorG melodic minorA♭ melodic minorA melodic minorB♭ melodic minorB melodic 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

Build a song in E♭ melodic minor

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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