E♭ Minor
Chords in the key of
The scale’s notes are numbered from 1 to 7. Roman numerals are used to label the basic triad (1-3-5) chords built on each of those notes.
* Each scale degree must use a different letter name. Notes like C♭ preserve the correct scale structure, so intervals and chords are spelled correctly rather than replaced with enharmonic equivalents.
The notes of the E♭ natural minor scale are:
E♭ – F - G♭ - A♭ - B♭ - C♭* - D♭
| i | ii° | III | iv | v | VI | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E♭m | Fdim | G♭ | A♭m | B♭m | C♭ | D♭ |
| E flat minor | F diminished | G flat major | A flat minor | B flat minor | C flat major | D flat major |
| E♭ - G♭ - B♭ | F - A♭ - C♭ | G♭ - B♭ - D♭ | A♭ - C♭ - E♭ | B♭ - D♭ - F | C♭ - E♭ - G♭ | D♭ - F - A♭ |
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That’s the diatonic set. If you stay strictly inside the key, these are your friends. The pattern of naming chords for every minor key is:
Minor, Diminished, Major, Minor, Minor, Major, Major. Numerals in UPPERCASE (III, VI, VII) denote major chords, and numerals in lowercase (i, ii°, iv, v) denote minor chords.
E♭ Minor: Extended Chords
E♭ HARMONIC Minor: RESOLVING + cinematic
E♭ natural/diatonic minor often borrows the 7th note from E♭ harmonic minor; it’s just one semitone higher but creates and resolves tension far better than its diatonic counterpart.
This raises E♭ minor’s D♭ to D, which affects E♭ minor’s III, v, & VII chords:
| III+ | V | vii° |
|---|---|---|
| G♭aug | B♭ | Ddim |
| G flat augmented | B flat major | D diminished |
| G♭ - B♭ - D | B♭ - D - F | D - F - A♭ |
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