E♭ minor pentatonic scale

5 flats: E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ · pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W

E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭

E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭
Step patternW+HWWW+HW

About this scale

The minor pentatonic is the five-note core of rock and blues soloing: the natural minor scale without its 2nd and 6th.

Relative key: G♭ major pentatonic.

Other E♭ scales

Minor pentatonic scale in other keys

Questions

What are the notes of the E♭ minor pentatonic scale?

E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, D♭.

How many sharps or flats are in E♭ minor pentatonic scale?

5: E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, D♭.

What is the step pattern of the minor pentatonic scale?

W+H–W–W–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.

What is the relative major of E♭ minor pentatonic?

G♭ major pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.