Guitar scale · harmonic & melodic
Eb Harmonic Major Scale
The major scale with a lowered 6th, also called Ionian ♭6. Its augmented 2nd between ♭6 and 7 gives it a harmonic-minor colour.
Tap any note to hear it.
Eb Harmonic Major Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-15----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15----------------| D|-------------------12-13-15-------------------------| A|----------11-13-14----------------------------------| E|-11-13-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------15-16----------| G|----------------------------13-15-16----------------| D|-------------------13-15-17-------------------------| A|----------13-14-17----------------------------------| E|-13-15-16-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-16-18-19-| B|-------------------------------------16-18-------------| G|----------------------------15-16-19-------------------| D|-------------------15-17-18----------------------------| A|-------------17-18-------------------------------------| E|-15-16-18-19-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------18-19-22-| B|-------------------------------------20-21----------| G|----------------------------19-20-22----------------| D|-------------------18-20-21-------------------------| A|----------18-20-22----------------------------------| E|-18-19-22-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------22-| B|----------------------20-21----| G|----------------20-22----------| D|----------20-21----------------| A|----20-22----------------------| E|-22----------------------------|
How to play Eb Harmonic Major on guitar
Find the root first: Eb is at fret 11 on the low E string and fret 6 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Eb on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (3, 5, 7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 11–15. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eb |
| 2 | F |
| 3 | G |
| 4 | Ab |
| 5 | Bb |
| ♭6 | Cb |
| 7 | D |
Chords in Eb Harmonic Major
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in Eb Harmonic Major; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Eb | Ebmaj7 | Tonic |
| ii° | Fdim | Fm7b5 | Supertonic |
| iii | Gm | Gm7 | Mediant |
| iv | Abm | Abm(maj7) | Subdominant |
| V | Bb | Bb7 | Dominant |
| ♭VI+ | Cbaug | Cbmaj7#5 | Submediant |
| vii° | Ddim | Ddim7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Eb Harmonic Major Scale?
- The Eb Harmonic Major Scale has 7 notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, Cb, D.
- What chords are in the Eb Harmonic Major Scale?
- The chords of Eb Harmonic Major are Eb (I), Fdim (ii°), Gm (iii), Abm (iv), Bb (V), Cbaug (♭VI+), Ddim (vii°).
- What is the formula of the harmonic major scale?
- 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 7, which is the step pattern W W H W H W+H H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play Eb Harmonic Major on the guitar?
- The root Eb is at fret 11 on the low E string and fret 6 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 11–15, and four more positions connect it up the neck.