Lydian Diminished scale
A raised fourth over a minor third gives this scale its double identity, bright on top and minor at the core, which is why the catalog also carries it as Lydian ♭3 and Lydian Minor.
- Used for
- Jazz solos and film cues that want tension.
- Formula
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Steps W H 1½ H W W H Semitones 2-1-3-1-2-2-1 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 - Relationships
- It is the fourth mode of the Harmonic Major scale.
- Also called
- Dharmavati and Madhuvanti.
Lydian Diminished in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- D D Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- E E Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- F F Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- G G Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- A A Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
- B B Lydian Diminished scale piano guitar
