Eb Ionian ♯2 ♯5 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VI dbl harm.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

E♭
F♯
G
A♭
B
C
D

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Eb)Quality
I+ E♭+ augmented
II F♯?
III G Major
IV A♭ Major
v Bm minor
vi Cm minor
VII D?

About this scale

Mode VI of the double harmonic. The major scale gets an augmented second and an augmented fifth: the tonic stays clear but the dominant chord becomes augmented, hence its use in neoclassical writing.

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Same scale in other keys