piano scale
G Lydian dominant
G1A2B3C♯♯4D5E6F♭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
GWAWBWC♯HDWEHFWG
What is true of it
G Lydian dominant is G, A, B, C♯, D, E and F, and back to G.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, G Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
C♯dimdiminishedC♯augaugmentedC♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhDmminorEmminorEm7minor seventhFaugaugmentedGmajor
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on G
G Phrygian dominantexoticG alteredexoticG double harmonicexoticG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domE lyd domF lyd domall 374