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Chords in Eb Lydian

Eb Lydian is built from the notes Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C and D. Its scale carries 2 flats. Harmonising that scale in thirds gives seven chords — 3 majors, 3 minors and 1 diminished — starting on Eb as the I. The chord on the fifth degree is Bb, a major V, so Eb Lydian has the leading tone that makes a Bb-to-Eb cadence sound final.

Beyond those seven, Eb Lydian commonly borrows Ebm (i), Fdim (iiø), Gb (bIII), Abm (iv) and Bbm (v) from the parallel minor — the mixture chords that give a progression somewhere unexpected to go.

The seven chords

IEb
Eb major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 5, open, fret 4, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr
x65046IIF
F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
133211iiiGm
G minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3, fret 1, open, open, fret 3, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo.
310033#ivøAdim
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 1, fret 2, fret 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 5.
x0121xVBb
Bb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, open, fret 3, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
x10331viCm
C minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3, fret 1, open, fret 1, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo.
x31013viiDm
D minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx0231

Extended to four notes each, the same seven degrees give Ebmaj7, F7, Gm7, Am7b5, Bbmaj7, Cm7, Dm7.

Borrowed chords

iEbm
Eb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx1342iiøFdim
F diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3, fret 4, open, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx3404bIIIGb
Gb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4, fret 4, fret 3, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.
244322ivAbm
Ab minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr
466444vBbm
Bb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
x13321bVICb
Cb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 2 to 6.
x24442bVIIDb
Db major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 6, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 6.4fr
x46664
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