Scale · Greek modes

D 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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D Lydian scale on the Guitar neck55 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#G#ABC#DEF#ABC#DEF#G#ABDEF#G#ABC#DEG#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#G#ABC#DEF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D1
  2. E2
  3. F#3
  4. G##4
  5. A5
  6. B6
  7. C#7

Also written as D · E · Gb · Ab · A · B · Db.

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 D Lydian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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