Scales

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E♭ MINOR BLUES

E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – A – B♭ – D♭ – E♭

E♭
2 + 3
G♭
2
A♭
2 + 3
A♭5 · Blue note
1 + 2
B♭
1
D♭
1 + 2
E♭
2

Where you are with it

Use this over

Ebm · Ebm7 · Eb minor blues · Eb blues-based jazz

The minor blues scale combines minor pentatonic vocabulary with the ♭5 blue note.

Concert key

Band calls concert E♭? On B♭ trumpet play F.

Know the scale?

Learn hard-bop blues licks that use E♭ blues.

  • Downtown DriftE♭7 · ♩ = 126
  • Bijou StaircaseE♭7 · ♩ = 148
Practice the licks →

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