About the G sharp Lydian Augmented scale
G 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 G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯♯, E♯, and F♯♯. The formula is W W W W H W H. It is the third mode of E♯ Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Lydian ♯5.
On the piano, this mode touches the black keys G♯ and A♯. That raised fourth spells out to the white key C♯♯. G♯ Lydian Augmented runs five white keys in a row on the piano.
Chords in the key of G sharp Lydian Augmented
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G sharp augmented over B sharp (1st inversion)
A sharp over C double sharp (1st inversion)
B sharp over D double sharp (1st inversion)
C double sharp diminished over E sharp (1st inversion)
D double sharp diminished over F double sharp (1st inversion)
E sharp minor over G sharp (1st inversion)
F double sharp minor over A sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in G sharp Lydian Augmented
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
G sharp major seven sharp five
A sharp seven
B sharp seven
C double sharp minor seven flat five
D double sharp minor seven flat five
E sharp minor major seven
F double sharp minor seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A#A♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | B#B♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | C##C♯♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | E#E♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | F##F♯♯ | 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 | G sharp | A sharp | B sharp | C double sharp | D double sharp | E sharp | F double sharp | G sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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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