Eb Dorian b2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode II mel.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

E♭
F♭
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭

Solfège : Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Ré♭

Interval Structure

E♭ ½T F♭ T G♭ T A♭ T B♭ T C ½T D♭ E♭+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Eb)Quality
i E♭m minor
II+ F♭+ augmented
III G♭ Major
IV A♭ Major
B♭° diminished
vi° diminished
vii D♭m minor

About this scale

Dorian b2 (mode II of the melodic minor, or Phrygian #6) combines the minor 2nd of Phrygian with the major 6th of Dorian. Widely used in jazz for ii7 chords with Phrygian color, offering a simultaneously dark and open character.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Eb Dorian b2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys