E♭ (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♭