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E♭ Melodic Minor Scale – Guitar

A minor scale with a raised 6th and 7th: smooth and modern, a jazz staple. Here it is in E♭: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.

Notes in the E♭ melodic minor scale

Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in E♭ minor, and over E♭ blues and rock progressions.

E♭ melodic minor scale on the whole neck

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Eb Melodic Minor Scale on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (Eb).
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB

Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.

Box 1 · frets 10–15

EADGBe101112131415DFGbAbBbCCDFFGbAbBbBbCDDFGb
Eb Melodic Minor Scale, box 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------10-11-13-14-|
B|----------------------------------------------11-13-15-------------|
G|----------------------------------10-11-13-15----------------------|
D|----------------------10-12-13-15----------------------------------|
A|-------------11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
E|-10-11-13-14-------------------------------------------------------|

Box 2 · frets 1–5

EADGBe12345FGbAbBbCDDFGbAbBbCCDFGbAb
Eb Melodic Minor Scale, box 2
e|-------------------------------1-2-4-|
B|-------------------------1-3-4-------|
G|-------------------1-3-5-------------|
D|-------------1-3-4-------------------|
A|-------1-3-5-------------------------|
E|-1-2-4-------------------------------|

Box 3 · frets 2–8

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Eb Melodic Minor Scale, box 3
e|-----------------------------------------2-4-6-8-|
B|---------------------------------3-4-6-7---------|
G|-------------------------3-5-7-8-----------------|
D|-----------------3-4-6-8-------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-8---------------------------------|
E|-2-4-6-8-----------------------------------------|

Box 4 · frets 5–10

EADGBe5678910BbCDDFGbAbBbCCDFFGbAbBbCD
Eb Melodic Minor Scale, box 4
e|----------------------------------------------------6--8--10-|
B|-------------------------------------------6--7--9-----------|
G|-------------------------------5--7--8--10-------------------|
D|----------------------6--8--10-------------------------------|
A|----------5--6--8--9-----------------------------------------|
E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------------|

Box 5 · frets 7–12

EADGBe789101112CDFGbAbBbCDDFGbGbAbBbCD
Eb Melodic Minor Scale, box 5
e|-------------------------------------------------8--10-11-|
B|----------------------------------------7--9--11----------|
G|----------------------------7--8--10-11-------------------|
D|-------------------8--10-12-------------------------------|
A|----------8--9--11----------------------------------------|
E|-8--10-11-------------------------------------------------|

E♭ minor backing track

Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.

D# Minor Rock Guitar Backing Track (153 bpm) – Sweet Jam Tracks

Songs in E♭ minor

These songs are in E♭ minor, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:

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Other scales in E♭

Melodic Minor Scale in other keys

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FAQ

What notes are in the Eb melodic minor scale?

Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7.

Where do I start playing the Eb melodic minor scale on guitar?

Start with Box 1, frets 10–15. The root note Eb is on the low E string at fret 11.