E flat Lydian mode on ukulele

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

GCEAGAB♭CDE♭FGCDE♭FGAB♭CFGAB♭CDE♭AB♭CDE♭FGA0123456789101112

Position from fret 2

GCEAAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭23456

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

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