Bb Lydian Dominant Scale
4-string bass · Mode IV 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
½T
F
T
G
½T
A♭
→
B♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | B♭ | Major |
| II | C | Major |
| iii° | D° | diminished |
| iv° | E° | diminished |
| v | Fm | minor |
| vi | Gm | minor |
| VII+ | A♭+ | augmented |
About this scale
The Lydian dominant (mode IV of the melodic minor) combines the #4 of Lydian with the b7 of Mixolydian. It is the quintessential jazz scale for improvising over dominant chords with tritone substitution. Central to bebop and post-bop language.
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