About the D sharp Lydian #2 #6 scale
D sharp Lydian #2 #6 is used for experimental jazz and film scoring. Think of it as a heavily sharpened Lydian, raised second, fourth and sixth.
Its notes are D♯, E♯♯, F♯♯, G♯♯, A♯, B♯♯, and C♯♯. The formula is 1½ H W H 1½ H H. It is the second mode of C♯♯ Double Harmonic Major.
Also called Rasikapriya.
D♯ Lydian ♯2 ♯6 draws four black keys from the piano, D♯, E♯♯, A♯, and B♯♯. That raised fourth spells out to the white key G♯♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E##E♯♯ | Augmented 2nd |
| 3 | F##F♯♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | G##G♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | A#A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | B##B♯♯ | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | C##C♯♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | 1½ H W H 1½ H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-1-2-1-3-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 ♯6 7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | D sharp | E double sharp | F double sharp | G double sharp | A sharp | B double sharp | C double sharp | D sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian #2 #6 in other keys
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Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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