E♭ mixolydian scale

E♭ mixolydian

  • E♭R
  • F2
  • G3
  • A♭4
  • B♭5
  • C6
  • D♭♭7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A major scale with a flat 7th: D♭ instead of D. Seven notes.
  • D♭ takes away the leading tone, so the scale does not pull home. That is why it fits a dominant 7th chord and most blues and rock vamps.
  • Same notes as A♭ major, started from its fifth degree.

Chords that fit E♭ mixolydian

Other E♭ scales