Eb Dorian ♭5 Scale

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

Notes

E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭♭
C
D♭

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Eb)Quality
E♭° diminished
ii Fm minor
iii G♭m minor
IV A♭ Major
V+ B♭♭+ augmented
vi° diminished
VII D♭ Major

About this scale

Mode II of the harmonic major: a Dorian with a diminished fifth. Its major sixth over a flat fifth creates an unstable yet bright color, useful over m7♭5 chords when Locrian ♮2 sounds too predictable.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Eb Dorian ♭5 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys