D# Lydian Augmented Scale
4-string bass · Mode III mel. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
D♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯♯
A♯♯
B♯
C♯♯
Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯♯ – La♯♯ – Si♯ – Do♯♯
Interval Structure
D♯
T
E♯
T
F♯♯
T
G♯♯
T
A♯♯
½T
B♯
T
C♯♯
→
D♯+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in D#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | D♯+ | augmented |
| II | E♯ | Major |
| III | F♯♯ | Major |
| iv° | G♯♯° | diminished |
| v° | A♯♯° | diminished |
| vi | B♯m | minor |
| vii | C♯♯m | minor |
About this scale
Lydian Augmented (mode III of the melodic minor) combines an augmented 4th (#4) AND an augmented 5th (#5). Very dissonant and colorful, used on major 7 augmented chords in chromatic jazz progressions.
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