Eb Mode 4 (Messiaen M4)

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No 4 Eb Mode 4 (Messiaen M4)

Notes: Eb Fb F Ab A Bb Cb D 1 – b2 – 2 – 4 – #4 – 5 – b6 – 7

Eb Mode 4 (Messiaen M4) scale, full-neck fretboard diagram, Fretly rendering

The same Mode 4 structure transposed to Eb, paired with C Mode 4 in Example 3 to create the modulation.

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Backing tracks

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Eb Mode 4 (Messiaen M4) scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

Ebsus2Eb, F, Bb Ebsus4Eb, Ab, Bb EE, G#, B Esus4E, A, B FdimF, Ab, B AbmAb, B, Eb AbdimAb, B, D Absus2Ab, Bb, Eb Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BbBb, D, F Bbsus4Bb, Eb, F BdimB, D, F DmD, F, A DdimD, F, Ab Dsus2D, E, A

Seventh chords

Ebmaj7sus4Eb, Ab, Bb, D Emaj7E, G#, B, D# E7E, G#, B, D E7b5E, G#, Bb, D Emaj7b5E, G#, Bb, D# E7sus4E, A, B, D Emaj7sus4E, A, B, D# Fm7b5F, Ab, B, Eb Fdim7F, Ab, B, D F7b5F, A, B, Eb Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E Abdim7Ab, B, D, F Abm6Ab, B, Eb, F Amaj7sus4A, D, E, G# Bbmaj7Bb, D, F, A Bb7Bb, D, F, Ab Bb7b5Bb, D, E, Ab Bbmaj7b5Bb, D, E, A

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This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly

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