Dis Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Dis Lydian scale on the piano

Dis – Eis – F♯♯ – G♯♯ – Ais – His – C♯♯

Klik på en fremhævet tangent for at høre den, eller tryk på Afspil for at høre skalaen op og ned.

Vigtige fakta

Scale type: Lydian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–W–W–H–W–W–H
Parent scale: B 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.

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

Dis 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 Dis Lydian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Dis	P1	0
2	Eis	M2	2
3	F♯♯	M3	4
4	G♯♯	TT	6
5	Ais	P5	7
6	His	M6	9
7	C♯♯	M7	11

Chords in Dis Lydian

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

Other scales on Dis

Every scale type that starts on Dis, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

Ofte stillede spørgsmål

What notes are in the Dis Lydian scale?

The Dis Lydian scale has 7 notes: Dis, Eis, F♯♯, G♯♯, Ais, His, C♯♯.

What is the formula for the Dis Lydian scale?

The Dis 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 Dis Lydian derived from?

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

What chords are in the Dis Lydian scale?

The triads built from the Dis Lydian scale are Dis, Eis, F♯♯m, G♯♯dim, Ais, Hism, C♯♯m.