E♭ Minor: Notes, Chords and Scale
Also written as D♯ minor.
E♭ minor is a minor key. Its key signature has 6 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭. Its scale is E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, and its seven diatonic chords are E♭m, Fdim, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
6♭
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
2A
Notes
E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭
Chords in E♭ minor
- iE♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
- ii°FdimF A♭ C♭
- IIIG♭G♭ B♭ D♭
- ivA♭mA♭ C♭ E♭
- vB♭mB♭ D♭ F
- VIC♭C♭ E♭ G♭
- VIID♭D♭ F A♭
Seventh chords
- i7E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
- iiø7Fm7♭5F A♭ C♭ E♭
- IIImaj7G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F
- iv7A♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭
- v7B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭
- VImaj7C♭maj7C♭ E♭ G♭ B♭
- VII7D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
How to use these chords
- i, iv and v (E♭m, A♭m, B♭m) are the primary chords. The v chord is often played major, as V (B♭) or V7 (B♭7), taken from the harmonic minor scale, which raises D♭ to D.
- III, VI and VII (G♭, C♭, D♭) are major chords. They are the I, IV and V chords of the relative major, G♭ major.
- ii° (Fdim) is a diminished chord and often leads to V.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: i VI III VII (E♭m, C♭, G♭, D♭); i iv V (E♭m, A♭m, B♭); i VII VI V (E♭m, D♭, C♭, B♭).
Common uses of E♭ minor
- E♭ minor shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative major, G♭ major.
- On a piano, 5 of its seven notes are black keys.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, E♭ minor is 2A; tracks in 1A, 3A and 2B usually mix smoothly with it.
- Open E♭ minor in the Scale and Chord Finder
- Find your song's key from the audio: Detect Key and BPM
- Camelot Wheel: 2A
- Write chords or MIDI in E♭ minor with MIDI LabMIDI Lab, from the same team as SongTools, writes chord progressions, bass, drums and melody as MIDI from a prompt.
- G♭ major: notes and chords
- All 24 major and minor keys
Questions about E♭ minor
What chords are in E♭ minor?
The seven chords in E♭ minor are E♭m, Fdim, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭ (i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII). As seventh chords they are E♭m7, Fm7♭5, G♭maj7, A♭m7, B♭m7, C♭maj7, D♭7.
What notes are in the E♭ minor scale?
E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭. Its key signature has 6 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.
What is the relative major of E♭ minor?
G♭ major. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as E♭ minor, starting from G♭. The parallel major, E♭ major, starts on the same note as E♭ minor but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for E♭ minor?
2A. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 1A and 3A, and 2B is its relative major, G♭ major.