Des Lydian Dominant Scale
The Des Lydian Dominant scale contains 7 notes: Des, Es, F, G, As, B, Ces.
Des Lydian Dominant scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Lydian Dominant
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–W–W–H–W–H–W
- Parent scale
- As Melodic Minor (degree 4)
What is the Lydian Dominant scale?
Lydian dominant is the fourth mode of melodic minor — a major scale with a raised fourth and a lowered seventh. It is the standard choice over an unresolved dominant seventh sharp eleven chord, and it is sometimes called the acoustic or overtone scale.
Des Lydian Dominant uses the same notes as As Melodic Minor, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Des Lydian Dominant 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 Dominant
| 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 | Ces | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Des Lydian Dominant
These are the triads built on each degree of Des Lydian Dominant using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Des
Every scale type that starts on Des, for comparison.
- D♭ major
- Des Dorian
- Des Phrygian
- Des Lydian
- Des Mixolydian
- Des Locrian
- Des Harmonic Minor
- Des Melodic Minor
- Des Harmonic Major
- Des Hungarian Minor
- Des Phrygian Dominant
- Des Major Pentatonic
- Des Minor Pentatonic
- Des Blues
- Des Whole Tone
- Des Chromatic
- Des Half-Whole Diminished
- Des Whole-Half Diminished
- Des Bebop Dominant
- Des Bebop Major
Lydian Dominant in every key
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What notes are in the Des Lydian Dominant scale?
The Des Lydian Dominant scale has 7 notes: Des, Es, F, G, As, B, Ces.
What is the formula for the Des Lydian Dominant scale?
The Des Lydian Dominant scale follows the step pattern W–W–W–H–W–H–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is Des Lydian Dominant derived from?
Des Lydian Dominant is the mode of As Melodic Minor 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 Dominant scale?
The triads built from the Des Lydian Dominant scale are Des, Es, Fdim, Gdim, Asm, Bm, Cesaug.
