Scale · Greek modes

B Lydian

Major with a raised fourth. It floats instead of settling — film score and daydream.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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Notes

  1. B1
  2. C#2
  3. D#3
  4. F#4
  5. F#5
  6. G#6
  7. A#7

Also written as B · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb.

Formula

W · W · W · H · W · W · H

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · #4 · 5 · 6 · 7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside B Lydian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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