Now, if you’re wondering why I skip black keys and so on is because of that rule of whole steps and half steps.

As you know, the primary chords in every key are: the one chord, the chord built on the first note of the scale the chord built on the fourth note of the scale, which is A flat and the chord built on the fifth note of the scale, B flat. Then, the next step is to learn the primary chords in that key.

When I’m learning a new key I like to play it over and over again, the scale, just so I can visually see what notes are flat and so on. If you’re new to the key of E flat, get that established in your mind. To play in the key of E flat means we’re basing our playing on the scale of E flat, that’s what it means to play in the key of E flat, based on the scale of E flat which is : E flat, F, G, A flat, B flat, C, D, E flat. Those are the three flats that occur in the key of E flat.

The key of E flat has three flats, as you probably know, if you’re looking at the key signature at the beginning of a line of music you’ll see three flats, B flat, E flat and A flat. Good morning, this is Duane, and today I’d like to talk about the key of E flat. Here is a transcript of the YouTube video in case you want to follow along: Learn the Key of Eb – 3 Flats in the Key Signature: Bb, Eb, and Ab

Notes in e flat major