Gb Lydian Augmented Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode III mel.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D
E♭
F

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Gb)Quality
I+ G♭+ augmented
II A♭ Major
III B♭ Major
iv° diminished
diminished
vi E♭m minor
vii Fm 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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Same scale in other keys