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E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale

Lydian Dominant Scale · E♭ – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ · intervals P1-M2-M3-A4-P5-M6-m7

The E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale contains the notes E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C, and D♭. Its step pattern is W-W-W-H-W-H-W. A Lydian with a flatted 7th — 4th mode of melodic minor, the jazz fusion Lydian-dominant sound.

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Eb · F · G · A · Bb · C · Db
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The E♭ Lydian Dominant scale contains seven notes: E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C, and D♭. It follows the whole-step / half-step pattern W-W-W-H-W-H-W.

E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale Notes

DegreeNameNoteInterval
1TonicE♭P1
2SupertonicFM2
3MediantGM3
4SubdominantAA4
5DominantB♭P5
6SubmediantCM6
7Leading ToneD♭m7
8OctaveE♭

Key Signature

The E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale doesn’t line up with a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed.

Accidentals

E♭B♭D♭

Diatonic Chords in the E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale

These are the triads built on each degree of the E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale:

C1C2C3C4GC5C6C7C8E♭B♭
IE♭ Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IE♭ MajorMajor
2IIF MajorMajor
3iii°G DiminishedDiminished
4iv°A DiminishedDiminished
5vB♭ MinorMinor
6viC MinorMinor
7VII+D♭ AugmentedAugmented

E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the notes of the E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale on piano?
The E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale uses the notes E♭ – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭. Play them in order from the root up to the octave, hands separately first, then together.
What notes are in the Eb Lydian Dominant Scale?
The Eb Lydian Dominant Scale contains seven notes: Eb – F – G – A – Bb – C – Db. The notes table above shows each note with its scale degree and interval from the root.
How many sharps or flats does Eb Lydian Dominant have?
The Eb Lydian Dominant Scale doesn't correspond to a single major or minor key, so it has no standard key signature. Its notes are written with accidentals as needed: E♭, B♭, D♭.
What does the Eb Lydian Dominant Scale sound like?
The Eb Lydian Dominant Scale has a dreamlike, floating quality created by the raised fourth. As a mode, it shares notes with a parent major scale but feels different because a different note acts as the tonal center.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this scale page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset — continuously maintained and human-verified, with no fixed publication date.

  1. 1

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    C. P. E. Bach(1753)

    Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Chopin, Frédéric(1839)

    Prelude in E♭ major, Op. 28 No. 19

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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