Bb Overtone Scale
4-string bass · = Lydian dominant · 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 overtone scale (identical to Lydian dominant) reflects the natural harmonic series. Its #4 and b7 give it both Lydian brightness and Mixolydian tension. Béla Bartók used it extensively, and it is valuable in jazz for dominant chords with a Lydian color.
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