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E♭ aeolian

D♯ and E♭ are the same pitch. This scale is written as E♭ aeolian. Both spellings need the same number of accidentals. Here we use the flat spelling for minor, as on our circle of fifths.

The same notes as the natural minor scale, under its modal name.

Notes
E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭
Degrees
1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Intervals in semitones
0 2 3 5 7 8 10

On the fretboard

About this scale

Another name for natural minor: the sixth mode of the major scale.