Eb Melodic Minor Scale — Bass
Eb Melodic Minor on bass: notes Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D — free scale chart, no sign-up. Natural minor with both the 6th and 7th raised (ascending form) — a jazz-theory staple, essentially a major scale with only the 3rd flattened.
Classical theory traditionally lowers the 6th and 7th when descending (same notes as natural minor) — this chart shows the ascending form throughout.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (2), fret 2 Gb (flat 3), fret 4 Ab (4), fret 6 Bb (5), fret 8 C (6), fret 10 D (7), fret 11 Eb (root), fret 13 F (2), fret 14 Gb (flat 3), fret 16 Ab (4), fret 18 Bb (5), fret 20 C (6), fret 22 D (7), fret 23 Eb (root).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (5), fret 3 C (6), fret 5 D (7), fret 6 Eb (root), fret 8 F (2), fret 9 Gb (flat 3), fret 11 Ab (4), fret 13 Bb (5), fret 15 C (6), fret 17 D (7), fret 18 Eb (root), fret 20 F (2), fret 21 Gb (flat 3), fret 23 Ab (4).
- D string: fret 0 D (7), fret 1 Eb (root), fret 3 F (2), fret 4 Gb (flat 3), fret 6 Ab (4), fret 8 Bb (5), fret 10 C (6), fret 12 D (7), fret 13 Eb (root), fret 15 F (2), fret 16 Gb (flat 3), fret 18 Ab (4), fret 20 Bb (5), fret 22 C (6), fret 24 D (7).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (4), fret 3 Bb (5), fret 5 C (6), fret 7 D (7), fret 8 Eb (root), fret 10 F (2), fret 11 Gb (flat 3), fret 13 Ab (4), fret 15 Bb (5), fret 17 C (6), fret 19 D (7), fret 20 Eb (root), fret 22 F (2), fret 23 Gb (flat 3).
Notes in the Eb melodic minor scale
The Eb melodic minor scale contains 7 notes: Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Eb |
| 2 | F |
| b3 | Gb |
| 4 | Ab |
| 5 | Bb |
| 6 | C |
| 7 | D |
Eb melodic minor on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.