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E♭ Lydian dominantScale

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Formula

W W W H W H W 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7
The family

E♭ Lydian dominant on the chromatic circle

E♭ Lydian dominant is the 4th mode of the Melodic minor family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W H W W W W H 5 B♭I Melodic minor 6 CII Dorian ♭2 ♭7 D♭III Lydian augmented 1 E♭IV Lydian dominant 2 FV Mixolydian ♭6 3 GVI Locrian ♮2 ♯4 AVII Altered E♭ Lydian dominant
The whole neck

E♭ Lydian dominant across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 1 2 3
Harmony

Chords in E♭ Lydian dominant

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
IE♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭
IIF7F A C E♭
iii°Gm7♭5G B♭ D♭ F
♯iv°Am7♭5A C E♭ G
vB♭m(maj7)B♭ D♭ F A
viCm7C E♭ G B♭
♭VII+D♭maj7♯5D♭ F A C
Context

Where E♭ Lydian dominant fits

Over dominant 7 chords that do not resolve down a fifth: 7♯11 chords, the ♭VII7 and tritone substitutes in jazz. Also heard in fusion and film music.

E♭ Lydian dominant is mode 4 of the melodic minor family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:

Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:

Lydian dominant scale in every key

E♭ Lydian dominant scale questions

What notes are in the E♭ Lydian dominant scale?

E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭. As degrees from the root: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7.

What is the E♭ Lydian dominant scale formula?

1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, W W W H W H W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the E♭ Lydian dominant scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E♭ Lydian dominant up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape.

What chords are in the E♭ Lydian dominant scale?

E♭7 (I), F7 (II), Gm7♭5 (iii°), Am7♭5 (♯iv°), B♭m(maj7) (v), Cm7 (vi), D♭maj7♯5 (♭VII+).

When is the E♭ Lydian dominant scale used?

Over dominant 7 chords that do not resolve down a fifth: 7♯11 chords, the ♭VII7 and tritone substitutes in jazz. Also heard in fusion and film music.