Db Lydian augmented ♯2 Scale

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

Notes

D♭
E
F
G
A
B♭
C

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Db)Quality
I+ D♭+ augmented
ii° diminished
III F Major
iv° diminished
v Am minor
vi B♭m minor
VII C Major

About this scale

Mode VI of the harmonic major. Augmented second, augmented fourth and augmented fifth pile up: one of the most tense modes in the system, reserved for maj7♯5 chords in the most chromatic contexts.

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