Db Lydian #2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VI harm.  ·  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 ½T A♭ T B♭ T C D♭+oct. ½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Db)Quality
I D♭ Major
ii° diminished
iii Fm minor
iv° diminished
V+ A♭+ augmented
vi B♭m minor
VII C 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, piano and arpeggios for Db Lydian #2 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys