The key of E♭ major on bass
E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D — and everything inside it.
The key of E♭ major on bass: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the bass is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key.
The notes of E♭ major
E♭ major — also spelled D♯ major — is E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D: the major scale on E♭, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the bass above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in E♭ major
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | E♭ | E♭ G B♭ |
| ii | Fm | F A♭ C |
| iii | Gm | G B♭ D |
| IV | A♭ | A♭ C E♭ |
| V | B♭ | B♭ D F |
| vi | Cm | C E♭ G |
| vii° | D° — passed through, not rested on | D F A♭ |
The seventh chords in E♭ major
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | E♭maj7 | E♭ G B♭ D |
| ii7 | Fm7 | F A♭ C E♭ |
| iii7 | Gm7 | G B♭ D F |
| IVmaj7 | A♭maj7 | A♭ C E♭ G |
| V7 | B♭7 | B♭ D F A♭ |
| vi7 | Cm7 | C E♭ G B♭ |
| viiø7 | Dm7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | D F A♭ C |
The pentatonics in E♭ major
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | E♭ pent | E♭ F G B♭ C |
| ii | Fm pent | F A♭ B♭ C E♭ |
| iii | Gm pent | G B♭ C D F |
| IV | A♭ pent | A♭ B♭ C E♭ F |
| V | B♭ pent | B♭ C D F G |
| vi | Cm pent | C E♭ F G B♭ |
| vii | Dm pent — not in the key | D F G A C |
The same notes from another home
Relative minor: C minor; Its dorian mode: F dorian; Its phrygian mode: G phrygian; Its lydian mode: A♭ lydian; Its mixolydian mode: B♭ mixolydian. Parallel minor, the same root with different notes: E♭ minor.