On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (E♭) is coloured. It sits on fret 11 of the low E string and fret 6 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
E♭ minor pentatonic is E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭ and D♭, exactly the five black keys of a piano and also G♭ major pentatonic. On guitar, no open string fits, and box 1 starts high, at the 11th fret. A lower starting point is the E♭ at the 6th fret of the A string.
The E flat minor pentatonic scale has five notes: E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭. They are the notes of E flat minor without F and C♭, the two that form semitones, which is why it rarely clashes with the chords of the key.
Tip: Tune every string down a half step and your E minor pentatonic shapes, open strings included, will sound in E♭.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (E♭) is coloured. It sits on fret 11 of the low E string and fret 6 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| E♭ | Root |
| G♭ | Minor third |
| A♭ | Perfect fourth |
| B♭ | Perfect fifth |
| D♭ | Minor seventh |
It sounds right over E♭m and the other chords of E flat minor, and over a blues in E♭. The same notes make the G♭ major pentatonic.