Scales
Eb Lydian Minor Scale
Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db
Eb Lydian Minor is a scale built on Eb with the notes Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db.
Eb Lydian Minor Scale
Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 | Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Eb Lydian Minor is made of the notes Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W W H H W W.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Eb Lydian Minor gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales Eb Lydian Minor shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
Eb Flat Six PentatonicEb · F · G · Bb · Cb
Every note of this scale is in Eb Lydian Minor.
Eb Lydian Dominant PentatonicEb · G · A · Bb · Db
Every note of this scale is in Eb Lydian Minor.
Eb Whole ToneEb · F · G · A · B · C#
Every note of this scale is in Eb Lydian Minor.
Scales that contain it
Eb Messiaen's Mode #3Eb · F · Gb · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · D
Contains every note of Eb Lydian Minor.
Common questions
- How do I play Eb Lydian Minor?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Eb Lydian Minor?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Eb Lydian Minor gives Eb (I), Fmajb5 (II), Gdim (iii°), Cb7no5/A (IV), Bbm (v), Cbaug (VI+), Dbaug (VII+). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Eb Lydian Minor?
- Eb Lydian Minor contains the notes Eb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db, measured from the tonic Eb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Eb Lydian Minor?
- From Eb the steps run W W W H H W W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.