Eb Blues Scale

Play E flat-G flat-A flat-B double flat-B flat-D flat-E flat. Leave out B double flat and you have Eb minor pentatonic: E flat-G flat-A flat-B flat-D flat. That is the fastest way to remember the six-note set. The notes E flat-G flat-B flat form the tonic minor chord.

B double flat uses the piano key labeled A. It is a lowered version of B flat, the fifth above E flat. A flat-B double flat-B flat forms three adjacent keys.

Try A flat-B double flat-B flat and then A flat-B flat. The first version passes through a point of tension; the second skips over it. How long you stay on B double flat can matter as much as whether you include it.

Play A flat-B double flat-B flat as a quick approach, then land on E flat. Try holding the middle pitch longer to hear how the friction changes.

This six-note list is a practical entry to blues phrasing, not a complete rule for the style. A singer or guitarist can bend pitches between piano keys. Over Eb7, the minor third G flat can also rub against the chord's major third G; listen to the accompaniment when you sustain it. Pentatonic and Blues Scales explains how the note set and the played phrase differ.