Scale

E♭ harmonic minor scale

The E♭ harmonic minor scale has 7 notes: E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D. Its enharmonic twin is D♯ harmonic minor. Hear it, see it on the keyboard and find the chords that belong to it.

E♭1

G♭♭3

A♭4

B♭5

C♭♭6

Steps: W H W W H 1½ H

Other scales on E♭

E♭ major E♭ minor E♭ melodic minor E♭ dorian E♭ mixolydian E♭ major pentatonic E♭ minor pentatonic E♭ blues

About the harmonic minor scale

Harmonic minor is the natural minor scale with a raised 7th. The raised leading note gives the dominant chord a major third, so V–i cadences sound strong, and it creates the characteristic augmented second between the 6th and 7th degrees.

Use the Scale & Chord Finder to look up any other root or mode.