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D Lydian augmented
♯4 and ♯5 on a major scale. Floating, ethereal.
Where you hear it: Over maj7♯5.
Step pattern W – W – W – W – H – W – H
- Parent scale: B melodic minor (starts on its 3rd degree)
- Compared with D major: ♯4 G → G♯, ♯5 A → A♯
- Compared with D natural minor: ♯3 F → F♯, ♯4 G → G♯, ♯5 A → A♯, ♯6 B♭ → B, ♯7 C → C♯
D Lydian augmented on the guitar
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in the pentatonic r 2 3 ♯5 6: playedother notes of Lydian augmented: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.
Modes with the same notes as D Lydian augmented
Every chord in D Lydian augmented
- Dmaj7♯51/10easyfret 10· shell
- E71/22easyopen
- F♯71/18easyfret 2· shell
- G♯m7♭51/15easyfret 4· shell
- A♯m7♭51/12easyfret 1· shell
- Bm(maj7)1/6mediumfret 2
- C♯m71/15easyfret 4· shell
Each chord stacks every other note of the scale (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). Tap a row to hear it.
Iconic progressions in D Lydian augmented
A few well-known chord loops that bring out this scale’s sound. Play one through, or tap a chord to hear it.
I+ – II
The augmented tonic holds the ♯5 and the II dominant chord holds the ♯4, so both notes that define this mode sound in two chords.
I+ – III
The ♯5 is a common tone: it is the 3rd of the III dominant chord, so the note carries over as the chord changes.
Sus and extension chords from each chord
From Daug you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of D Lydian augmented.
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