Bb Lydian augmented ♯2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VI harm. maj.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

B♭
C♯
D
E
F♯
G
A

Solfège : Si♭ – Do♯ – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La

Interval Structure

B♭ T+½T C♯ ½T D T E T F♯ ½T G T A B♭+oct. ½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Bb)Quality
I+ B♭+ augmented
ii° C♯° diminished
III D Major
iv° diminished
v F♯m minor
vi Gm minor
VII A Major

About this scale

Mode VI of the harmonic major. Augmented second, augmented fourth and augmented fifth pile up: one of the most tense modes in the system, reserved for maj7♯5 chords in the most chromatic contexts.

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Same scale in other keys