E flat Lydian mode on guitar

The Lydian mode is a major scale with a raised fourth. Its dreamy, floating color is loved in film music and by guitarists like Joe Satriani.

On the whole neck

EADGBEFGAB♭CDE♭AB♭CDE♭FGADE♭FGAB♭CDGAB♭CDE♭FGCDE♭FGAB♭FGAB♭CDE♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 10

EADGBEDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAAB♭CDE♭F1011121314

Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1E♭ (E flat)root
2Fmajor second
3Gmajor third
4Aaugmented fourth
5B♭ (B flat)perfect fifth
6Cmajor sixth
7Dmajor seventh

Steps between notes: W – W – W – H – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)

This mode uses the same notes as the B flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. E♭I
  2. FII
  3. Gmiii
  4. Adimiv°
  5. B♭V
  6. Cmvi
  7. Dmvii

Other E♭ scales

The same scale in other keys