C# Lydian #2 Scale

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

Notes

C♯
D♯♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯
A♯
B♯

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in C#)Quality
I C♯ Major
ii° D♯♯° diminished
iii E♯m minor
iv° F♯♯° diminished
V+ G♯+ augmented
vi A♯m minor
VII B♯ Major

About this scale

Lydian #2 (mode VI of the harmonic minor) is a major mode with both an augmented 2nd AND an augmented 4th. These two alterations give it a very exotic, expressive character, used in Eastern European folk music and modern jazz.

See fretboard positions for C# Lydian #2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys