Db Overtone Scale
4-string bass · = Lydian dominant · 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
½T
A♭
T
B♭
½T
C♭
→
D♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♭ | Major |
| II | E♭ | Major |
| iii° | F° | diminished |
| iv° | G° | diminished |
| v | A♭m | minor |
| vi | B♭m | minor |
| VII+ | C♭+ | 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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