piano scale
E Lydian dominant
E1F♯2G♯3A♯♯4B5C♯6D♭7
Raised fourth and flattened seventh at once — the fourth mode of melodic minor.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
EWF♯WG♯WA♯HBWC♯HDWE
What is true of it
E Lydian dominant is E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯ and D, and back to E.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, E Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhDaugaugmentedEmajorE7dominant seventhF♯majorF♯augaugmentedF♯7dominant seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on E
E Phrygian dominantexoticE alteredexoticE double harmonicexoticE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domF lyd domF♯ lyd domall 374