E♭ Lydian ♭3Scale

Formula

W H 1½ H W W H 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7
The family

E♭ Lydian ♭3 on the chromatic circle

E♭ Lydian ♭3 is the 4th mode of the Harmonic major family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W H W H 1½ H 5 B♭I Harmonic major 6 CII Dorian ♭5 7 DIII Phrygian ♭4 1 E♭IV Lydian ♭3 2 FV Mixolydian ♭2 ♭3 G♭VI Lydian augmented ♯2 ♯4 AVII Locrian 𝄫7 E♭ Lydian ♭3
The whole neck

E♭ Lydian ♭3 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 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1 2 ♯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 ♭3

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♭m(maj7)E♭ G♭ B♭ D
IIF7F A C E♭
♭III+G♭maj7♯5G♭ B♭ D F
♯iv°A°7A C E♭ G♭
VB♭maj7B♭ D F A
vi°Cm7♭5C E♭ G♭ B♭
viiDm7D F A C
Context

Where E♭ Lydian ♭3 fits

Over minor-major 7♯11 chords: a rare jazz colour.

E♭ Lydian ♭3 is mode 4 of the harmonic major 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 ♭3 scale in every key

E♭ Lydian ♭3 scale questions

What notes are in the E♭ Lydian ♭3 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 ♭3 scale formula?

1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7, or in steps between the notes, W H 1½ H W W H (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 ♭3 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E♭ Lydian ♭3 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 ♭3 scale?

E♭m(maj7) (i), F7 (II), G♭maj7♯5 (♭III+), A°7 (♯iv°), B♭maj7 (V), Cm7♭5 (vi°), Dm7 (vii).

When is the E♭ Lydian ♭3 scale used?

Over minor-major 7♯11 chords: a rare jazz colour.