D# Lydian

The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.

Formula	Notes	Intervals	Degrees
1	D#	Unison	Tonic
2	E#	Major second	Supertonic
3	F##	Major third	Mediant
#4	G##	Augmented fourth	Subdominant
5	A#	Perfect fifth	Dominant
6	B#	Sixth	Submediant
7	C##	Major seventh	Leading tone

The second degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. The third degree is written as F##, which is the same as G. The fourth degree is written as G##, which is the same as A. The sixth degree is written as B#, which is the same as C. The seventh degree is written as C##, which is the same as D. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.

The D sharp Lydian scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as steps on the guitar fingerboard according to the following formula: whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half from the first note to the same in the next octave.
The D# Lydian is a mode of the A# Major Scale. It contains exactly the same notes, but starts on another note.
The D# Lydian is the same as the D# Major apart from one note, the fourth in the scale.

This scale is used in many styles including jazz and are also popular in film scores. The #4 creates additional brightness to the Major sound.
One way to learn this scale is to think about it as a Major scale with a raised fourth (G## instead of G# in case of D# Lydian).

Chords that are related to this scale are the following:

D#, D#maj7, D#6, D#6/9, D#maj9, D#maj13

F, F7, F6, F6/9, F9, F11, F13

Gm, Gm7, Gm9, Gm11

Adim, Am7b5

A#, A#maj7, A#6, A#6/9, A#maj9, A#maj13

Cm, Cm7, Cm6, Cm9, Cm11

Dm, Dm7

The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the D# Lydian scale.

Related to this scale are Lydian #2, Lydian #5 and Lydian b7, being the 6th mode of the Harmonic Minor and the 3rd and 4th modes of the Melodic Minor.

The D# Lydian #2 scale is identical with the D# Lydian except for the augmented second. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula	Notes	Intervals	Degrees
1	D#	Unison	Tonic
#2	E##	Augmented second	Supertonic
3	F##	Major third	Mediant
#4	G##	Augmented fourth	Subdominant
5	A#	Perfect fifth	Dominant
6	B#	Sixth	Submediant
7	C##	Major seventh	Subtonic

The D# Lydian #2 contains the same notes as the G Harmonic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

The D# Lydian #5 scale is identical with the D# Lydian except for the augmented fifth. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula	Notes	Intervals	Degrees
1	D#	Unison	Tonic
2	E#	Major second	Supertonic
3	F##	Major third	Mediant
#4	G##	Augmented fourth	Subdominant
#5	A##	Augmented fifth	Dominant
6	B#	Sixth	Submediant
7	C##	Major seventh	Subtonic

The D# Lydian #5 contains the same notes as the C Melodic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

The D# Lydian b7 scale, also known as D# Lydian Dominant scale, is identical with the D# Lydian except for the augmented fifth. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula	Notes	Intervals	Degrees
1	D#	Unison	Tonic
2	E#	Major second	Supertonic
3	F##	Major third	Mediant
#4	G##	Augmented fourth	Subdominant
5	A#	Perfect fifth	Dominant
6	B#	Sixth	Submediant
b7	C#	Minor seventh	Subtonic

The D# Lydian b7 contains the same notes as the A# Melodic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

Start the audio and play along with your guitar! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.

Normal tempo: Slow tempo:

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