piano scale
E♭ Lydian dominant
E♭1F2G3A♯4B♭5C6D♭♭7
Raised fourth and flattened seventh at once — the fourth mode of melodic minor.
The same sounds spelled from the other side are D♯ Lydian dominant.
Written out
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♭WFWGWAHB♭WCHD♭WE♭
What is true of it
E♭ Lydian dominant is E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C and D♭, and back to E♭.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, E♭ Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
CmminorCm7minor seventhD♭augaugmentedE♭majorE♭7dominant seventhFmajorFaugaugmentedF7dominant seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on E♭
E♭ Phrygian dominantexoticE♭ alteredexoticE♭ double harmonicexoticE♭ majormajorE♭ natural minorminorE♭ harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD lyd domE lyd domF lyd domF♯ lyd domG♭ lyd domall 374