How do you play all the flat minor scales for an e flat alto sax?

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By practicing.

If you want to know the notes that are in each scale, take the major scale that starts on the same note and lower the 3rd and 6th notes by a half step.

For example, to play Ab minor:
Ab major: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
now lower 3 and 6
Ab minor: Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G Ab
(Cb=B and Fb=E)

These instructions are for the harmonic minor scale, for the natural minor scale, you need to lower the 7th note, too (G->Gb).

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