Eb Persian: Notes and Fingering
On paper the Eb Persian scale looks heavy: Eb, Fb, G, Ab, Bbb, Cb and D. Bbb is A, Fb is E and Cb is B, so the notation is more awkward than the sound.
The root lies on the 11th fret of the low E string and the 6th fret of the A string. If the double flat bothers you, D# Persian has the same pitches with a different spelling.
Play the Eb persian scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Eb persian scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1 | Root | 0 |
| Fb | b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 |
| G | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| Ab | 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 |
| Bbb | b5 | Tritone | 6 |
| Cb | b6 | Minor 6th | 8 |
| D | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Eb persian scale notes:
How the persian scale is built:
The persian scale is built from the degrees 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7, which gives the step pattern H-W+H-H-H-W-W+H-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.
Eb Persian Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (D)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Eb persian scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Other scales on Eb
Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.
- Eb Bizantine: 5 instead of b5
- Eb Arabic: shares 5 notes
- Eb Indian: shares 4 notes
The persian scale in other keys
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