E-flat minor scale on piano - notes, fingering and chords

How to play the E-flat minor scale

Right hand: start on E♭ with finger 3, then tuck your thumb under to play F, then tuck your thumb under to play C♭.

Left hand: start on E♭ with finger 2, then cross finger 4 over your thumb to play G♭, then cross finger 3 over your thumb to play D♭.

Coming down, use the same fingers in reverse order. Start with each hand alone at a slow tempo, and play hands together only once both feel even.

Most music in E-flat minor uses B♭ ( B♭ D F) for the V chord instead, borrowed from the harmonic minor. Its raised note pulls strongly back to E♭.

Natural minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭. Uses only the notes of the key signature, the same notes as its relative major.

Harmonic minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D E♭. Raises the 7th note by a half step, which gives the scale its strong pull back to the tonic.

Melodic minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D E♭. Raises the 6th and 7th going up, then comes down as the natural minor.