E♭ minor pentatonic scale
5 flats: E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ · pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W
E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭
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
E♭ majorE♭ natural minorE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ major pentatonicE♭ bluesE♭ DorianE♭ Mixolydian
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.