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E♭ Lydian dominant scale on guitar

E♭ Lydian dominant has 7 notes: E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C, D♭. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.

E♭ Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteE♭FGAB♭CD♭
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

E♭ Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every E♭ Lydian dominant note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

E♭ Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3A2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G3A3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C5Db5F4G4A4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E♭ Lydian dominant
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E♭ Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1523#456b7123#456b7123#456123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b723#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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E♭ Lydian dominant in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

E♭ Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 523#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    E♭ Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 4 to 8#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      E♭ Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 6 to 1056b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        E♭ Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 126b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          E♭ Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 11 to 15123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in E♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            2FF major arpeggio
            3GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♯4AdimA diminished arpeggio
            5B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            6CmC minor arpeggio
            ♭7D♭augD♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            2F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            3Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5B♭m(maj7)B♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            6Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7D♭–

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of E♭ Lydian dominant, starting from another root.

            Lydian dominant in every key

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