Fig. 1 · Eb minor

key signature

E♭ minor

E♭1F2G♭3A♭4B♭5C♭6D♭7

6 flats, written B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭

relative: G♭ majorparallel: E♭ majorthe scale

The chords that live in it

E♭mdegree 1 · minorFdimdegree 2 · diminishedG♭degree 3 · majorA♭mdegree 4 · minorB♭mdegree 5 · minorC♭degree 6 · majorD♭degree 7 · major

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♭ minor has 6 flats.

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

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

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

Every key

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