Eb Lydian Dominant for Guitar
Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C and Db make up the Eb Lydian dominant scale. The A natural is the only note not found in Eb Mixolydian, and it supplies the sharp fourth.
Find the root on the 11th fret of the low E string or the 6th fret of the A string. Jazz guitarists reach for this sound over a dominant seventh chord with a sharp eleven, and bebop scales are another way to build jazz lines.
Play the Eb lydian dominant scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Eb lydian dominant scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1 | Root | 0 |
| F | 2 | Major 2nd | 2 |
| G | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| A | #4 | Tritone | 6 |
| Bb | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| C | 6 | Major 6th | 9 |
| Db | b7 | Minor 7th | 10 |
Structure
Eb lydian dominant scale notes:
How the lydian dominant scale is built:
The lydian dominant scale is built from the degrees 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7, which gives the step pattern W-W-W-H-W-H-W (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10. That makes it a 7-note scale.
It is mode 4 of the Melodic Minor Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.
It is also known as Lydian b7 and Overtone Scale.
Eb Lydian Dominant Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (D)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Eb lydian dominant scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Related modes
These scales share the same notes as the lydian dominant scale, starting from a different degree.
The lydian dominant scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
