Lydian · E♭ · Guitar
The E♭ Lydian scale is E♭ F G A B♭ C D — formula 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7, step pattern W–W–W–H–W–W–H. Use it over E♭maj7♯11: it is the scale for major-seventh chords that are not the tonic — the IV chord, or any maj7♯11. Below, every note is marked on the fretboard in standard tuning; press play to hear it on a synthesized guitar while each note lights up, or tap any fret to sound that note.
Visualizer
Guitar · standard tuning
Piano
Tap any note on the diagram to hear it. Play loops the scale up and down one octave in eighth notes (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 6. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Degree | Note | Interval from E♭ | Step to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E♭ | unison (0 semitones) | W |
| 2 | F | major 2nd (2 semitones) | W |
| 3 | G | major 3rd (4 semitones) | W |
| ♯4 | A | tritone (6 semitones) | H |
| 5 | B♭ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) | W |
| 6 | C | major 6th (9 semitones) | W |
| 7 | D | major 7th (11 semitones) | H |
Chord it implies: E♭maj7♯11 (E♭ – G – B♭ – D). Use it for: major-seventh chords that are not the tonic — the IV chord, or any maj7♯11.
Common questions
E♭ F G A B♭ C D. As scale degrees: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7. It has 7 notes.
E♭ Lydian fits E♭maj7♯11 and, more generally, major-seventh chords that are not the tonic — the IV chord, or any maj7♯11.
1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7 — the step pattern from the root is W W W H W W H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Start on the root E♭ on the A string at fret 6, and play the one-octave position shown: A-string fret 6, A-string fret 8, A-string fret 10, D-string fret 7, D-string fret 8, D-string fret 10, G-string fret 7, G-string fret 8. Every E♭ on the neck is a root, so the same shape works in every position where the notes are marked.
Keep going
Same scale on piano · all Lydian pages: Lydian hub · theory: chord-scale theory.
Other scales from E♭