The One ThingPractising the Theory for Progressive and Jazz Guitarists

The key of E♭ minor

E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭

6 flats: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭. Relative major: The key of G♭ major.

The triads of the key

i
E♭m

ii°
F°

III
G♭

iv
A♭m

v
B♭m

VI
C♭

VII
D♭

i7
E♭m7

iiø7
Fm7♭5

IIImaj7
G♭maj7

iv7
A♭m7

v7
B♭m7

VImaj7
C♭maj7

VII7
D♭7

In practice the V of a minor key is almost always major, taken from the harmonic minor: B♭7 (V7), which carries the leading tone D.