Learning The Key Of Eb!!!!!Help

[BigKev]

I know the Eb scale, and I want to learn how to play Key By Key, i know how to play some stuff in C, many say the easiest key, but I want to learn the key of Eb starting from scratch. anyone have any tips or songs in the key of Eb that I can practice? I want to master the key of Eb, then move on to some other keys. For many of you out their that can play in Eb, or all Keys, can you give me some information about the key of Eb. Someone told me that the Key of Eb, sounds good with church. well thanks........God Bless

[B3Organist_007]

I've heard alot of musicians suggest that learning keys in the order of the circle of fifths makes it much easier.

Circle of Fifths: C F Bb Eb Ab C# F# B E A D G

[ddw4e]

I've heard alot of musicians suggest that learning keys in the order of the circle of fifths makes it much easier.

Circle of Fifths: C F Bb Eb Ab C# F# B E A D G

That's the Circle of Fourths which is
C F Bb Eb Ab C# F# B E A D G

Here is the Circle of Fifths
C G D A E B F# C# Ab Eb Bb F

[BigKev]

what really do you do with the circle of fourths and fifths?

[ddw4e]

The Circle of Fifths is an easy way to find out the key a song is in. The Circle of Fifths tells you how many sharps or flats are in a given key. C has no sharps or flats. It is called the Circle of Fifths because as you go clockwise you go up a fifth. For example, the fifth note of the C major scale is G. The fifth note of the G major scale is D, and so on.

[BigKev]

so the circle of fourths consists of C F Bb Eb Ab C# F# B E A D G , do I learn like the Key of C, which I know most of, the I move to F? and so on.......

[JoyCH]

You're on the right track. You're going from no flats - one flat, two flats, three flats (Eb) and so on. Here is an easy Eb song for you. You can play this.  Its not going to sound like the song in the beginning because you don't know the chords. Learn the right hand first, then add the left hand bass. Tempo is the key.  

Title: I Really Love the Lord
Chorded By: Will
Key of: Eb

L.H. / R.H. Lyrics  (left hand is bass)
Eb  /G-Bb-Eb     I  
       F-Bb-D  Real  
       G-Bb-Eb  ly  
G   / F-Bb-D  love the  
Ab  /Eb-Ab-C  Lord  
   
C  /C-Eb-Ab  I real  
Bb  /Bb-Eb-G  ly  
Ab  /C-Eb-Ab  love  
D  /Ab-C-D-F  the  
Eb / G-Bb-Eb  Lord  
   
A  /G-B-Eb,D  you don't  
Ab / Eb-Ab-C,D,Eb  know what He done for  
Bb / F-Bb-D  me  
D / F-Bb-D,Eb,F  He gave me the victor  
C / G-Bb-Eb  ry  
   
E / G-Bb-C-E  (filler)  
    /Bb  I  
Eb / Bb-Eb-G,G-Bb-Eb  love Him  
     / Bb-Eb-G  I  
D  /Ab-C-D-F  love  
C  /G-Bb-C-E  Him  
   
*(This can also be use as an intro)    
   
F-C-Eb / C-Eb-Ab  I  
G  /Bb-Eb-G  real  
Ab  /C-Eb-Ab  ly  
Bb / Bb-Eb-G  love  
D  /Ab-C-D-F  the  
Eb  /G-Bb-Eb  Lord  
   
(Turn around chords #1) This one is after the intro    
E / G-Bb-C-E  
F  /F-Ab-C-Eb  
Bb / F-Ab-C-D  
   
(Turn around chords #2)    
Ab  /Ab-C-Eb  
Eb / G-Bb-Eb  
     / Ab,A    
Bb / Ab-C-Eb  
   
Vamp: You can keep repeating this part and then end it.    
   
F-C-Eb  /C-Eb-Ab  I  
G / Bb-Eb-G  real  
Ab  /C-Eb-Ab  ly  
Bb/   Bb-Eb-G  love  
         AbCEb
Eb/     GBbEb  

Joy

[BigKev]

thanks JoyCH, so when you're saying im going from no flats which is C, to 1 flat which is F, and 2 flats which is Bb? and so on with the Keys?Also, Does alot of songs Go with the pattern that you gave me in the song that you gave me? like hymns and stuff. Because I have to start off with hymns first, then move on to the songs.

[JoyCH]

BigK;

It doesn't matter where you start - as long as you start somewhere. The first thing you should do is learn the scale and chords in every keys. I'm guity of not learning alot of theory because I learned to play by ear.

To answer your question, your can use those same chords for other songs. The only difference is the arrangement of how you would play them. If you have a good ear, you probably could hear a no. of songs just by playing the Eb chords in I Really Love The Lord. But, if you don't you will pick it up later.

Just take your time and practice. I think Eb is a good key to learn because its fun to play. Just have fun.  

Joy

[BBoy]

I agree with Sis JoyCH is that where you start isn't so much important. You see, in gospel we alter everything anyway . . . we like our "phat" chords, you know!  

Sometimes I see some songs that we say "This song is in Eb" and I look at all those other incidental flats and I say, "Yeah, right. Now, how in the world can that be in Eb?"  :wink:  

But, yes . . . . C is a good key to learn in, but black gospel doesn't do a lot in C.

F is a common key, with only one flat. Bb and Eb are common keys as well. That will give you a good start and you can play MANY songs in the range of what gospel singers usually sing in.

Now, I am going to recommend that after you learn C, F, Bb and Eb . . . others may disagree . . . but I am going to recommend that you learn Db.  8O Yes, Db. Why? Because after Db, you won't be scared of anything!  Even Gb won't intimidate you :wink:

Hope this helps. Be Blessed  

Here is just some chords in Eb that I mess around in most of the time
L/R
EbBb/GCDG
Eb/CEbFAb
C#/BEbFAb
C/BbDEbG
Ab/AbBbCEb
B/FAbBEb
C/GEb
D/DFBb
GF/C#FBb
EBb/EbAbC
Ab/EbAbC(Eb)
GF/BbEbFBb
Eb/CEbAb
C#/BEbAb
C/BbDEbG
Ab/AbBbCEb
G/GCEb
Bb/FBbD
EbBb/FGBbEb
Ab/GbBEb
G/FBbEb
F/EbGAbC
Bb/DFAbC
C/GEb
Bb/FD
Ab/EbC
G/DBb
B,C#,Eb,C#,B,Bb,Ab
C#Ab/FBbCF
(A LITTLE RUN) Eb,D,C,Bb,F,Eb,D,Bb

Hopes it gives you an idea