Lydian Dominant scale
Lydian Dominant is the fourth mode of melodic minor, holding a raised fourth and a flat seventh at once, so it is Lydian with a lowered seventh or Mixolydian with a raised fourth depending on which parent is closer to hand.
- Used for
- Jazz, fusion and film scoring.
- Formula
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Steps W W W H W H W Semitones 2-2-2-1-2-1-2 Degrees 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 - Relationships
- It is the fourth mode of the Melodic Minor Ascending scale.
- Also called
- Mixolydian ♯4, Acoustic Scale, Overtone Scale, and Vachaspati.
Lydian Dominant in all 12 keys
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- C C Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- D D Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- E E Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- F F Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- G G Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- A A Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
- B B Lydian Dominant scale piano guitar
