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E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale

E♭ Lydian Dominant is a 7-note scale with the notes E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭. It sounds the fourth mode of melodic minor: Lydian with a flat 7th, bright and dominant at once, the sound of 7♯11 chords.

Purple = E♭ (the tonic) · green = other scale notes

On the fretboard

Every E♭ lydian dominant note on the neck. Pick a pattern to see the compact fingering shape that fits under one hand.

Blue = E♭ (the root) · green = other scale notes

Notes in the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale

Degree	Note	Name
1	E♭	Tonic
2	F	Supertonic
3	G	Mediant
♯4	A	Subdominant
5	B♭	Dominant
6	C	Submediant
♭7	D♭	Subtonic

Each note uses a different letter name, so the spelling follows the scale rather than the keyboard: E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭.

E♭ Lydian Dominant scale formula

The pattern of steps from one note to the next is W – W – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step). Compared with the major scale the degrees are 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7.

Chords in the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale

Stacking thirds on each note of the scale gives these chords:

Degree	Triad	7th chord
I	E♭	E♭7
II	F	F7
iii°	G°	Gø7
iv°	A°	Aø7
v	B♭m	B♭m(maj7)
vi	Cm	Cm7
VII+	D♭+	D♭7♯5

Chord names link to guitar chord shapes where we have them.

How to practise the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale

Learn it as a rotation of a scale you already know (lydian dominant is melodic minor starting on its 4th note, altered starts on its 7th) and play it over the matching chord with a drone on the root.

Frequently asked questions

What are the notes in the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale?

The notes of the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale are E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭.

What is the formula for the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale?

The pattern of whole and half steps is W – W – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step). In scale degrees: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7.

What chords are in the E♭ Lydian Dominant scale?

Built from the scale in triads: E♭, F, G°, A°, B♭m, Cm, D♭+.

More E♭ scales

E♭ Major, E♭ Natural Minor, E♭ Harmonic Minor, E♭ Melodic Minor, E♭ Dorian, E♭ Phrygian, E♭ Lydian, E♭ Mixolydian, E♭ Major Pentatonic, E♭ Minor Pentatonic, E♭ Whole Tone, E♭ Dorian ♭2, E♭ Lydian Augmented, E♭ Mixolydian ♭6, E♭ Phrygian Dominant, E♭ Hungarian Minor, E♭ Double Harmonic, E♭ Diminished (H–W), E♭ Bebop Dominant, E♭ Bebop Major

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