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Lydian augmented scale
ModesI, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Component pitches
C, D, E, F, G, A, B
Qualities
Number of pitch classes7
Forte number7-34
Complement5-34

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:

 {
\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
} }

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

Further reading

  • Coker, Jerry (1997). Jerry Coker's Complete Method for Improvisation, p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7692-1856-4.
  • Hewitt, Michael. 2013. Musical Scales of the World. The Note Tree. ISBN 978-0957547001.