About the D flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scale
D flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic is used for floating major-key colors and 6/9 chord voicings with a lydian shimmer. Think of it as a bright five-note scale, a major 6/9 chord with a raised fourth folded in.
Its notes are D♭, E♭, G, A♭, and B♭. The formula is W 4 semitones H W 1½. It is the fifth mode of E♭ Mixolydian Pentatonic.
The mode draws four black keys from the piano, D♭, E♭, A♭, and B♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key G.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | GG | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | BbB♭ | Major 6th |
| Steps | W 4 semitones H W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-4-1-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♯4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic in other keys
C Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleD Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleE flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleE Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleF Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleG flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleG Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleA flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleA Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleB flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleB Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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