Bb Lydian Augmented Scale
4-string bass · Mode III mel. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
B♭
C
D
E
F♯
G
A
Solfège : Si♭ – Do – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La
Interval Structure
B♭
T
C
T
D
T
E
T
F♯
½T
G
T
A
→
B♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | B♭+ | augmented |
| II | C | Major |
| III | D | Major |
| iv° | E° | diminished |
| v° | F♯° | diminished |
| vi | Gm | minor |
| vii | Am | minor |
About this scale
Lydian Augmented (mode III of the melodic minor) combines an augmented 4th (#4) AND an augmented 5th (#5). Very dissonant and colorful, used on major 7 augmented chords in chromatic jazz progressions.
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