E♭ Pentatonic Minor
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.
Audio source: FluidR3_GM SoundFont (public domain)
What notes are in the E♭ Pentatonic Minor scale?
The E♭ Pentatonic Minor scale uses the notes E♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, D♭ (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).
What's the Pentatonic Minor scale formula?
The Pentatonic Minor scale follows the interval pattern W+H W W W+H W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on E♭ to get the E♭ Pentatonic Minor scale.
What chords work over E♭ Pentatonic Minor?
Minor pentatonic works over minor triads, m7, the I / IV / V of minor blues, and many dominant-7 vamps. The starting blues-rock vocabulary.
How do I finger E♭ Pentatonic Minor on Alto?
Singing scales (solfège) trains pitch accuracy + interval recognition. Use moveable Do (Do = tonic) so any scale starts on Do. The major scale solfège (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do) is the universal pattern.
When would I use the Pentatonic Minor scale?
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.