Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | C | D♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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 Note names E♭ Lydian dominant Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in E♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 2 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 3 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | ♯4 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | | 5 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 6 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | ♭7 | D♭aug | [D♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in E♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E♭7 | [E♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7) · [E♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2) · [E♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-3) · [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | B♭m(maj7) | [B♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmmaj7) | | 6 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | D♭ | – | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E♭ Lydian dominant, starting from another root. - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) ## Lydian dominant in every key - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian-dominant) - [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) - E♭ Lydian dominant - [E Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian-dominant) - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) - [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) - [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice E♭ Lydian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-lydian-dominant:3:ladder:p1)