Lydian #2 #6 scale
Sharpening the second, fourth and sixth of a major scale at once leaves only the root, third, fifth and seventh in place, and produces the second mode of double harmonic major.
- Used for
- Experimental jazz and film scoring.
- Formula
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Steps 1½ H W H 1½ H H Semitones 3-1-2-1-3-1-1 Degrees 1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 ♯6 7 - Relationships
- Rotating it onto other degrees reaches Hungarian Minor and the Oriental scale, a small family of scales sharing those wide steps.
- Also called
- Rasikapriya.
Lydian #2 #6 in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- D D Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- E E Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- F F Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- G G Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- A A Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
- B B Lydian #2 #6 scale piano guitar
