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Fig. 1 · D Lydian dominant · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

D Lydian dominant

D1E2F♯3G♯♯4A5B6C♭7

Raised fourth and flattened seventh at once — the fourth mode of melodic minor.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · D Lydian dominant, ascending

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

DWEWF♯WG♯HAWBHCWD

What is true of it

D Lydian dominant is D, E, F♯, G♯, A, B and C, and back to D.

Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, D Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CaugaugmentedDmajorD7dominant seventhEmajorEaugaugmentedE7dominant seventhF♯dimdiminishedF♯m7♭5half-diminished seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on D

D Phrygian dominantexoticD alteredexoticD double harmonicexoticD majormajorD natural minorminorD harmonic minorminor

C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domE lyd domF lyd domF♯ lyd domall 374