Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
Trading the major seventh of the other Lydian pentatonic for a perfect fifth changes the scale's behavior completely, since the raised fourth now sits directly beside a fifth rather than standing in for it.
- Used for
- Jazz and cinematic melodies.
- Formula
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Steps 4 semitones W H W 1½ Semitones 4-2-1-2-3 Degrees 1 3 ♯4 5 6
Lydian Pentatonic (alt) in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- D D Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- E E Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- F F Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- G G Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- A A Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- B B Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
