E♭ major pentatonic scale
2 flats: E♭ B♭ · pattern W–W–W+H–W–W+H
E♭ – F – G – B♭ – C
Step patternWWW+HWW+H
About this scale
Five notes, no half steps: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. With nothing to clash, any note sounds good over the I chord — the reason it’s everywhere in folk, country and pop melodies.
Relative key: C minor pentatonic.
Other E♭ scales
E♭ majorE♭ natural minorE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ minor pentatonicE♭ bluesE♭ DorianE♭ Mixolydian
Major pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the E♭ major pentatonic scale?
E♭, F, G, B♭, C.
How many sharps or flats are in E♭ major pentatonic scale?
2: E♭, B♭.
What is the step pattern of the major pentatonic scale?
W–W–W+H–W–W+H, 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.
What is the relative minor of E♭ major pentatonic?
C minor pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.