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