E♭ (musical note)
musical note
E♭ (E-flat; also called mi bémol) is the first note of the E♭ major scale.
Well-known compositions in E-flat major
The prelude to Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold is a famous piece of drone music that begins with a low E flat and builds to more elaborate forms of the E flat major chord. It is used in this opera to portray the motion of the river Rhine.[1]
Designation by octave
Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
---|---|---|---|
E♭−1 | E♭͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵E♭ or EEEE♭ | Subsubcontra | 9.723 |
E♭0 | E♭͵͵ or ͵͵E♭ or EEE♭ | Subcontra | 19.445 |
E♭1 | E♭͵ or ͵E♭ or EE♭ | Contra | 38.891 |
E♭2 | E♭ | Great | 77.782 |
E♭3 | e♭ | Small | 155.563 |
E♭4 | e♭′ | One-lined | 311.127 |
E♭5 | e♭′′ | Two-lined | 622.254 |
E♭6 | e♭′′′ | Three-lined | 1244.508 |
E♭7 | e♭′′′′ | Four-lined | 2489.016 |
E♭8 | e♭′′′′′ | Five-lined | 4978.032 |
E♭9 | e♭′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 9956.063 |
E♭10 | e♭′′′′′′′ | Seven-lined | 19912.127 |
Common scales beginning on E♭
- E♭ Major: E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭
- E♭ Natural Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
- E♭ Harmonic Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D E♭
- E♭ Melodic Minor Ascending: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D E♭
- E♭ Melodic Minor Descending: E♭ D♭ C♭ B♭ A♭ G♭ F E♭
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