D# Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode IV mel. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
D♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯♯
A♯
B♯
C♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯
Interval Structure
D♯
T
E♯
T
F♯♯
T
G♯♯
½T
A♯
T
B♯
½T
C♯
→
D♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♯ | Major |
| II | E♯ | Major |
| iii° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| iv° | G♯♯° | diminished |
| v | A♯m | minor |
| vi | B♯m | minor |
| VII+ | C♯+ | augmented |
About this scale
The Lydian dominant (Lydian with b7) is a quintessential jazz-fusion color on guitar. Scott Henderson, John McLaughlin, and Frank Zappa exploit it over V7#11 chords and tritone substitutions. Its #4 and b7 give it both Lydian brightness and Mixolydian tension.
See fretboard positions for D# Lydian Dominant on guitar in the interactive app.
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