C Overtone Scale
4-string bass · = Lydian dominant · 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 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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