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Fig. 1 · Eb Dorian · first 12 frets

guitar scale

E♭ Dorian

E♭1F2G♭♭3A♭4B♭5C6D♭♭7

Minor with a natural sixth. The second mode of the major scale.

The same sounds spelled from the other side are D♯ Dorian.

on ukuleleon piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · Eb Dorian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

E♭WFHG♭WA♭WB♭WCHD♭WE♭

What is true of it

E♭ Dorian is E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C and D♭, and back to E♭.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, E♭ natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 42 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CdimdiminishedCm7♭5half-diminished seventhD♭majorD♭maj7major seventhE♭mminorE♭m7minor seventhFmminorFm7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on E♭

E♭ PhrygianmodeE♭ LydianmodeE♭ MixolydianmodeE♭ majormajorE♭ natural minorminorE♭ harmonic minorminor

C dorC♯ dorD♭ dorD dorE dorF dorF♯ dorG♭ dorall 374