Eb Mixolydian Scale on Piano

The Eb Mixolydian scale sounds bright but unresolved. It runs Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – Db and is written with four flats.

It shares its key signature with C minor, its relative minor.

Interval Circle

WWHWWHWC6Dbb7DEb1EF2GbG3Ab4ABb5B

All twelve semitones, root at the top. Filled dots are the notes of the scale, the outer numbers are their degrees, and W / H mark the whole and half steps between them.

About This Scale

A major scale with a flattened 7th. Losing the leading tone removes the pull back to the tonic, so the scale can sit on a dominant chord indefinitely — the sound of blues-rock riffs and Celtic tunes.

Fingering

Right Hand (ascending)

3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3

Left Hand (ascending)

2-1-4-3-2-1-3-2

Why this fingering

4 black keys (Eb, Ab, Bb, Db) sit in this scale, and the thumb has to avoid them. In the right hand the thumb crosses under onto F and C; let the elbow drift slightly outward as it passes rather than twisting the wrist.

The blue dots on the piano below show which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Notes in Eb Mixolydian

NoteIntervalRH FingerLH Finger
EbEb4Root (1)32
FF4Major 2nd (2)11
GG4Major 3rd (3)24
AbAb4Perfect 4th (4)33
BbBb4Perfect 5th (5)42
CC5Major 6th (6)11
DbDb5Minor 7th (b7)23
EbEb5Octave (8)32

Other Mixolydian Scales

C Mixolydian
C – D – E – F – G – A – Bb
Db Mixolydian
Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb
D Mixolydian
D – E – F# – G – A – B – C
E Mixolydian
E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D
F Mixolydian
F – G – A – Bb – C – D – Eb
F# Mixolydian
F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E
G Mixolydian
G – A – B – C – D – E – F
Ab Mixolydian
Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – Gb
A Mixolydian
A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G
Bb Mixolydian
Bb – C – D – Eb – F – G – Ab
B Mixolydian
B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A

Other Eb Scales

Eb Major
Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D
Eb Natural Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db
Eb Harmonic Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – D
Eb Melodic Minor
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – D
Eb Major Pentatonic
Eb – F – G – Bb – C
Eb Minor Pentatonic
Eb – Gb – Ab – Bb – Db
Eb Blues
Eb – Gb – Ab – A – Bb – Db
Eb Dorian
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – Db
Eb Chromatic
Eb – E – F – Gb – G – Ab – A – Bb – B – C – Db – D