E♭ minor pentatonic scale on piano

E♭ minor pentatonic: the five-note scale of rock and blues solos.

NotesE♭ – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭
StepsW+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

How to play the E♭ minor pentatonic scale

Keep the thumb on white keys and pass it under after the longest group of fingers you can use; never put the thumb on a black key. Practise slowly, hands separately first. Start slowly with the metronome and keep every note even.

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