About the D sharp Lydian Augmented scale
D sharp Lydian Augmented is used for jazz, film scores and dreamlike passages. Think of it as a weightless scale with both a raised fourth and a raised fifth.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯♯, A♯♯, B♯, and C♯♯. The formula is W W W W H W H. It is the third mode of B♯ Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Lydian ♯5.
D♯ Lydian Augmented draws one black key from the piano, D♯. Its raised fourth lands on the white key G♯♯. This mode lines up six white keys back to back.
Chords in the key of D sharp Lydian Augmented
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D sharp augmented over F double sharp (1st inversion)
E sharp over G double sharp (1st inversion)
F double sharp over A double sharp (1st inversion)
G double sharp diminished over B sharp (1st inversion)
A double sharp diminished over C double sharp (1st inversion)
B sharp minor over D sharp (1st inversion)
C double sharp minor over E sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in D sharp Lydian Augmented
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
D sharp major seven sharp five
E sharp seven
F double sharp seven
G double sharp minor seven flat five
A double sharp minor seven flat five
B sharp minor major seven
C double sharp minor seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F##F♯♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | G##G♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | A##A♯♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | B#B♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | C##C♯♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W W H W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-2-1-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | D sharp | E sharp | F double sharp | G double sharp | A double sharp | B sharp | C double sharp | D sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Augmented in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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