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E♭ lydian minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, A, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

A string: A, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G, A at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

D string: Eb, F, G, A, Bb, Cb, Db at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11

G string: G, A, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

B string: Cb, Db, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, Cb at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

High E string: F, G, A, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

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Eb lydian minor

The lydian minor scale pairs a bright lydian bottom (natural 2nd and 3rd, raised 4th) with a minor top (flat 6th and 7th). The same collection appears as the fourth mode of the neapolitan major catalogue under the name lydian dominant b6. It is a bittersweet dominant color: shimmering below, sinking above, at home in film scoring.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E♭

I

E♭maj
F

II

Fmaj♭5
G

iii°

Gdim
A

#IV

C♭7no5/A
B♭

v

B♭m
C♭

bVI+

C♭aug
D♭

bVII+

D♭aug

Same notes, different mode

Eb lydian minor uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

Eb lydian dominant b6F major locrianG half-diminished b4A altered dominant double b3Bb neapolitan majorCb leading whole toneDb lydian augmented dominant

lydian minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Bright bottom, minor top: rise through the lydian half (II, III, #IV (A)), then let b6 (B) and b7 (Db) sink the landing.
  • Over a dominant chord heading to minor, it promises the darkness early; III and b7 (Db) are the guide tones.
  • The same notes are catalogued as lydian dominant b6 (B), the fourth mode of neapolitan major; both names, one sound.
  • Film-score trick: hold a plain major triad on Eb and melodize with this scale; the b6 (B) against the chord's 5th is instant unease.

How to play E♭ lydian minor on guitar

Open A is the augmented fourth here, which puts the tritone on an open string you can hit any time. Open G covers the major third and the open B sounds Cb, a minor sixth. Roots begin at fret 1 on the D string, meaning a low anchor sits inside first position even though the tonic never rings open. Barre the A-shape at fret 6.

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