About the E flat Prometheus scale
E flat Prometheus is used for impressionist and mystical concert music. Think of it as the mystic chord of Scriabin turned into a scale, a raised fourth with no fifth. It is E♭ Whole Tone with the sixth raised.
Its notes are E♭, F, G, A, C, and C♯. The formula is W W W 1½ H W.
Also called Mystic Scale and Mystic Chord.
Two of the notes in E♭ Prometheus are black keys, E♭ and C♯. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key A. Ascending through this mode, four white keys fall in a row.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | EbE♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | FF | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 4 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | CC | Major 6th |
| 6 | C#C♯ | Augmented 6th |
| Steps | W W W 1½ H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-3-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 6 ♯6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Prometheus in other keys
C Prometheus scaleD flat Prometheus scaleD Prometheus scaleE Prometheus scaleF Prometheus scaleG flat Prometheus scaleG Prometheus scaleA flat Prometheus scaleA Prometheus scaleB flat Prometheus scaleB Prometheus scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.