About the D sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
D sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) is used for jazz and cinematic melodies. Think of it as another five-note Lydian color built around the raised fourth. It is D♯ Lydian Dominant Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are D♯, G, A, A♯, and B♯. The formula is 4 semitones W H W 1½.
In D♯ Lydian Pentatonic (alt), the open strings sound A and G. A guitarist finds the lowest D♯ at the 6th fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret brings D♯ Lydian Pentatonic (alt) within reach of D-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Major 3rd |
| 3 | AA | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | B#B♯ | Major 6th |
| Steps | 4 semitones W H W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-2-1-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 3 ♯4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Pentatonic (alt) in other keys
C Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleC sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleD Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleE Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleF Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleF sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleG Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleG sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleA Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleA sharp Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scaleB Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
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