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E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale

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E♭ – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭
Formula:W-W-W-H-W-H-W
Intervals:P1-M2-M3-A4-P5-M6-m7

Introduction

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 key of Eb Lydian Dominant has 3 flats.

B♭E♭A♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

BEADGCF

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Chords in the Key of E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale

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

C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
IE♭ Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IE♭ MajorMajor
2iiF MinorMinor
3iiiG MinorMinor
4IVA♭ MajorMajor
5VB♭ MajorMajor
6viC MinorMinor
7vii°D DiminishedDiminished

E♭ Lydian Dominant Scale — Frequently Asked Questions

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 key of Eb Lydian Dominant has 3 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭. Flats are added in a fixed order — B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭ — the reverse of the sharp order.
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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