SCALE REFERENCE

E♭ Phrygian Dominant

E♭ – F♭ – G – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

A major 3rd over a flat 2nd and 6th — the sound of flamenco, klezmer and metal. The 5th mode of harmonic minor.

Notes & degrees
E♭1F♭b2G3A♭4B♭5C♭b6D♭b7
NotesEb, Fb, G, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 (semitones)
Also calledSpanish Gypsy, Freygish
Piano
F♭GC♭E♭A♭B♭D♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eF♭GA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭BC♭D♭E♭F♭GA♭B♭C♭GGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭GDE♭F♭GA♭B♭C♭D♭AB♭C♭D♭E♭F♭GA♭EF♭GA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AB♭C♭D♭E♭F♭GA♭EF♭GA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭CD♭E♭F♭GA♭B♭C♭GGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IE♭E♭7
♭IIF♭F♭maj7
iii°GdimGdim7
ivA♭mA♭m(maj7)
v°B♭dimB♭m7♭5
♭VI+C♭augC♭maj7♯5
♭viiD♭mD♭m7

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IE♭♭IIF♭iii°GdimivA♭mv°B♭dim♭VI+C♭aug♭viiD♭m
Other scales on E♭

Core scales & modes

E♭ MajorE♭ Natural MinorE♭ Harmonic MinorE♭ Melodic MinorE♭ DorianE♭ PhrygianE♭ LydianE♭ MixolydianE♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E♭ Major PentatonicE♭ Minor PentatonicE♭ BluesE♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E♭ Harmonic MajorE♭ Lydian DominantE♭ AlteredE♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E♭ Whole ToneE♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)E♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)E♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E♭ Hungarian MinorE♭ Double Harmonic MajorE♭ Neapolitan Minor
Phrygian Dominant on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GG♯AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.