C Lydian Dominant Scale
4-string bass · Mode IV mel. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
C
D
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
Solfège : Do – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La – Si♭
Interval Structure
C
T
D
T
E
T
F♯
½T
G
T
A
½T
B♭
→
C+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in C) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | C | Major |
| II | D | Major |
| iii° | E° | diminished |
| iv° | F♯° | diminished |
| v | Gm | minor |
| vi | Am | minor |
| VII+ | B♭+ | 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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