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Standard
Standard
Standard B
Standard Bb
Open D
Open E
Open C
Open G
Open A
Drop D
Double Drop D
Drop C
DADGAD
Scales
Chords
C
♯
C
C
♯
D
E
♭
E
F
F
♯
G
A
♭
A
B
♭
B
Lydian Dominant
Major / Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Double Harmonic Major Modes
Hungarian Minor
Oriental
Ionian with Augmented Second
Locrian with Flat 3 and 7
Double Harmonic
Lydian with Augmented 6 and 2
Ultra Phrygian
Harmonic Minor Modes
Harmonic Minor
Locrian with Major Sixth
Ionian with Diminished Fifth
Dorian with Augmented Fourth
Phrygian Dominant
Lydian with Minor Second
Super Locrian with Minor Seventh
Major Pentatonic Modes
Major Pentatonic
Egyptian Suspended
Man Gong
Ritsusen
Minor Pentatonic
Minor Melodic Modes
Melodic Minor
Dorian with Minor Second
Lydian Augmented
Lydian Dominant
Aeolian Dominant
Half Diminished
Super Locrian
Others
Blues
Bebop Dominant
Frets: 0 - 24
Formula
Notes
M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-m2
D
♭
E
♭
F
G
A
♭
B
♭
C
♭
Play
C
♭
G
F
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
F
1
D
♭
C
♭
2
G
B
♭
F
G
3
A
♭
E
♭
C
♭
D
♭
A
♭
4
G
5
B
♭
F
D
♭
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
6
C
♭
C
♭
7
G
E
♭
B
♭
F
8
D
♭
A
♭
C
♭
D
♭
9
F
G
10
E
♭
B
♭
D
♭
A
♭
E
♭
11
C
♭
G
12
F
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
F
13
D
♭
C
♭
14
G
B
♭
F
G
15
A
♭
E
♭
C
♭
D
♭
A
♭
16
G
17
B
♭
F
D
♭
A
♭
E
♭
B
♭
18
C
♭
C
♭
19
G
E
♭
B
♭
F
20
D
♭
A
♭
C
♭
D
♭
21
F
G
22
E
♭
B
♭
D
♭
A
♭
E
♭
23
C
♭
G
24
Basic Scale Information
Name:
Lydian Dominant
Type:
Mixolydian scale with augmented fourth
Formula:
1 – 2 – 3 – ♯4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7
Relation with Major Scale:
Fourth mode of the melodic minor scale.
Theoretical Aspects
Sound Character:
Bright but unstable, it blends the dominant color with a quality of intense and dissonant openness.
Typical Chord:
7♯11
Modal Context:
Used on dominant chords that do not resolve, or to enrich static harmonies with a sophisticated color.
Harmonic Use:
Applied to suspended dominants, such as IV7 or V7 alt, especially in modern jazz and fusion.
Musical Context
Musical Styles:
Jazz, Fusion, Funk
Songs using the scale:
Freedom Jazz Dance - Eddie Harris
Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
Birdland - Weather Report
Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock
Evoked Atmosphere:
Luminously tense, urban, adventurous.
Chords in Scale
D
♭
D
♭
Major
D
♭
Major Dominant 7
D
♭
Major Dominant 9
D
♭
Major 6
D
♭
Power chord
D
♭
Suspended Second
E
♭
E
♭
Major
E
♭
Major Dominant 7
E
♭
Major Dominant 9
E
♭
Major Dominant 11
E
♭
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
E
♭
Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
E
♭
Power chord
E
♭
Suspended Second
E
♭
Suspended Fourth
F
F
Diminished
F
Half Diminished 7
G
G
Diminished
G
Half Diminished 7
A
♭
A
♭
Power chord
A
♭
Suspended Second
A
♭
Suspended Fourth
G
♯
Minor
B
♭
B
♭
Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
B
♭
Power chord
B
♭
Suspended Fourth
B
♭
Minor
B
♭
Minor 7
