Fig. 1 · Eb major

key signature

E♭ major

E♭1F2G3A♭4B♭5C6D7

3 flats, written B♭ E♭ A♭

relative: C minorparallel: E♭ minorthe scale

The chords that live in it

E♭degree 1 · majorFmdegree 2 · minorGmdegree 3 · minorA♭degree 4 · majorB♭degree 5 · majorCmdegree 6 · minorDdimdegree 7 · diminished

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

E♭ major has 3 flats.

They are written in this order, always: B♭ E♭ A♭.

Its notes are E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C and D.

Relative: C minor has the same 3 flats. Parallel: E♭ minor has 6 flats, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ majorG♭ majorD♭ majorA♭ majorB♭ majorF majorC majorG majorD majorA majorE majorB majorF♯ majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorB♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorF♯ minorC♯ minorG♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor