Eb Phrygian ♭4 Scale
4-string bass · Mode III 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♭
½T
F♭
T
G♭
½T
A♭♭
T+½T
B♭
½T
C♭
T
D♭
→
E♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Eb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | E♭m | minor |
| ii | F♭m | minor |
| III | G♭ | Major |
| IV+ | A♭♭+ | augmented |
| v° | B♭° | diminished |
| VI | C♭ | Major |
| vii° | D♭° | diminished |
About this scale
Mode III of the harmonic major. Its diminished fourth, enharmonic with the major third, gives it a permanent major-minor ambiguity. Same pitch set as the Saba maqam, whose melancholy it shares.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Eb Phrygian ♭4 in the interactive app.
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