E♭ blues scale
6 altered notes: E♭ G♭ A♭ B𝄫 B♭ D♭ · pattern W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W
E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B𝄫 – B♭ – D♭
Step patternW+HWHHW+HW
About this scale
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one passing note, the ♭5 (B𝄫) — the “blue note” that gives the blues its bite. Slide through it rather than landing on it.
Spelled so each letter appears once, which is how it appears in sheet music; this key is more often written using its enharmonic equivalent.
Other E♭ scales
E♭ majorE♭ natural minorE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ major pentatonicE♭ minor pentatonicE♭ DorianE♭ Mixolydian
Blues scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the E♭ blues scale?
E♭, G♭, A♭, B𝄫, B♭, D♭.
How many sharps or flats are in E♭ blues scale?
6: E♭, G♭, A♭, B𝄫, B♭, D♭.
What is the step pattern of the blues scale?
W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on E♭ to get this scale.