Des Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Des Lydian scale on the piano

Des – Es – F – G – As – B – C

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Scale type: Lydian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–W–W–H–W–W–H
Parent scale: As Dur (degree 4)

What is the Lydian scale?

Lydian is the fourth mode of the major scale — a major scale with a raised fourth. The raised fourth removes the pull of the perfect fourth and leaves a floating, open sound used constantly in film scoring.

Des Lydian uses the same notes as As Dur, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Des Lydian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.

Scale degrees of Des Lydian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Des	P1	0
2	Es	M2	2
3	F	M3	4
4	G	TT	6
5	As	P5	7
6	B	M6	9
7	C	M7	11

Chords in Des Lydian

These are the triads built on each degree of Des Lydian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on Des

Every scale type that starts on Des, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

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What notes are in the Des Lydian scale?

The Des Lydian scale has 7 notes: Des, Es, F, G, As, B, C.

What is the formula for the Des Lydian scale?

The Des Lydian scale follows the step pattern W–W–W–H–W–W–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.

What scale is Des Lydian derived from?

Des Lydian is the mode of As Dur that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Des Lydian scale?

The triads built from the Des Lydian scale are Des, Es, Fm, Gdim, As, Bm, Cm.