G♭ Lydian Scale
The G♭ Lydian scale contains 7 notes: G♭, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F.
G♭ Lydian scale on the piano
Βασικά στοιχεία
- Scale type
- Lydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- Τύπος
- W–W–W–H–W–W–H
- Parent scale
- D♭ Ματζόρε (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.
G♭ Lydian uses the same notes as D♭ Ματζόρε, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
G♭ 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 G♭ Lydian
| Βαθμίδα | Νότα | Διάστημα | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | A♭ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | B♭ | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | C | TT | 6 |
| 5 | D♭ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | E♭ | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | F | M7 | 11 |
Chords in G♭ Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of G♭ Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on G♭
Every scale type that starts on G♭, for comparison.
- G♭ major
- G♭ Dorian
- G♭ Phrygian
- G♭ Mixolydian
- G♭ Locrian
- G♭ Harmonic Minor
- G♭ Melodic Minor
- G♭ Harmonic Major
- G♭ Hungarian Minor
- G♭ Phrygian Dominant
- G♭ Lydian Dominant
- G♭ Major Pentatonic
- G♭ Minor Pentatonic
- G♭ Blues
- G♭ Whole Tone
- G♭ Chromatic
- G♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- G♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- G♭ Bebop Dominant
- G♭ Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
Συχνές ερωτήσεις
What notes are in the G♭ Lydian scale?
The G♭ Lydian scale has 7 notes: G♭, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F.
What is the formula for the G♭ Lydian scale?
The G♭ 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 G♭ Lydian derived from?
G♭ Lydian is the mode of D♭ Ματζόρε that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the G♭ Lydian scale?
The triads built from the G♭ Lydian scale are G♭, A♭, B♭m, Cdim, D♭, E♭m, Fm.
