E♭ (musical note)

E♭ (E-flat) or mi bémol is the fourth semitone of the solfège.

It lies a diatonic semitone above D and a chromatic semitone below E, thus being enharmonic to D♯ (D-sharp) or re dièse. In equal temperament it is also enharmonic with F (F-double flat). However, in some temperaments, D♯ is not the same as E♭. E♭ is a perfect fourth above B♭, whereas D♯ is a major third above B.

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the E♭ above middle C (or E♭₄) is approximately 311.127 Hz.^[1] See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

In German nomenclature, it is known as Es, sometimes (especially in the context of musical motifs, e.g. DSCH motif) abbreviated to S.

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Scientific designation	Helmholtz designation	Octave name	Frequency (Hz)	MIDI note number
E♭₋₁	E♭͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵E♭ or EEEE♭	Subsubcontra	9.723	3
E♭₀	E♭͵͵ or ͵͵E♭ or EEE♭	Subcontra	19.445	15
E♭₁	E♭͵ or ͵E♭ or EE♭	Contra	38.891	27
E♭₂	E♭	Great	77.782	39
E♭₃	e♭	Small	155.563	51
E♭₄	e♭′	One-lined	311.127	63
E♭₅	e♭′′	Two-lined	622.254	75
E♭₆	e♭′′′	Three-lined	1244.508	87
E♭₇	e♭′′′′	Four-lined	2489.016	99
E♭₈	e♭′′′′′	Five-lined	4978.032	111
E♭₉	e♭′′′′′′	Six-lined	9956.063	123
E♭₁₀	e♭′′′′′′′	Seven-lined	19912.127	N/A

E♭ (musical note)

Designation by octave

Scales

Common scales beginning on E♭

Diatonic scales

Jazz melodic minor

See also

References

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