Tuning-specific scale diagram

Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in Drop C# Tuning

Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in Drop C# Tuning shows the same eb natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db
Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: Gb major
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C#2 to D#4
24-fret range: C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

6 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale: string 6 Db (b7), string 5 Ab (4), string 4 Db (b7), string 3 Gb (b3), string 2 Bb (5), and string 1 Eb (1). Eb roots occur on open string 1.

String 6Dbb7

String 5Ab4

String 4Dbb7

String 3Gbb3

String 2Bb5

String 1Eb1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, with the Eb root at fret 2. On the highest D# string, the first Eb is at fret 0.

OpenDbb7

Fret 2Eb1

Fret 4F2

Fret 5Gbb3

Fret 7Ab4

Fret 9Bb5

Fret 10Cbb6

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale on the low C# string at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Db on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other scale tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.