Lydian augmented scale

Lydian augmented scale

Modes	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Component pitches
C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A, B
Qualities
Number of pitch classes	7
Forte number	7-34
Complement	5-34

In music, the Lydian augmented scale (Lydian ♯5 scale) is the third mode of the ascending melodic minor scale.

Starting on C, the notes would be as follows:

<score sound="1"> {

\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' {

 \clef treble \time 7/4
 c4^\markup { Lydian augmented scale on C } d e fis gis a b c

} } </score>

Generically the whole and half steps are:

-  W -  W -  W -  W -  H -  W -  H -

The scale may be thought of as a major scale with an augmented fourth and fifth, or as the relative to the melodic minor ascending scale (C Lydian augmented and A melodic minor ascending share the same notes).

See also

• Jazz scale
• Lydian chord
• Lydian mode

Further reading

• Coker, Jerry (1997). Jerry Coker's Complete Method for Improvisation, p. 36. .
• Hewitt, Michael. 2013. Musical Scales of the World. The Note Tree. .