The Lydian dominant scale, also known as the overtone dominant scale, is a seven note scale with a numeric formula of 1-2-3-♯4-5-6-♭7-8/1. It is also the fourth mode of the melodic minor scale and can be described as simply a major scale with a sharpened fourth and a flattened seventh degrees. It can be used in place of a mixolydian scale in a blues or jazz chord progression.
Lydian dominant scale profile
| Numeric formula | 1-2-3-♯4-5-6-♭7-8/1 |
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| Notation formula (key of C) | C-D-E-F♯-G-A-B♭-C/1 |
| Stepping | whole, whole, whole, half, whole, half, whole |
| Tonal | tone, tone, tone, semitone, tone, semitone, tone |
| Harmonized triads (key of C) | C / D / E⁰ / F♯⁰ / Gmi / Ami / B♭⁺ |
| Harmonized tetrads (key of C) | C7 / D7 / Emi7(♭5) / F♯mi7(♭5) / Gmi(MA7) / Ami7 / B♭MA7(♯5) |
Lydian dominant scale patterns
Lydian dominant scale audio sample(s)
| C Lydian dominant scale pattern #5 |
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