Modes
D♯ Lydian scale
Major with a dreamy raised 4th — a favorite of film composers.
Mode 4 of the major scale: the same notes as A♯ major, starting from its 4th note.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F𝄪G𝄪A♯B♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 123♯4567
- Steps
- WWWHWWH
How to play the D♯ Lydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-15-17-| B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------12-14-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------12-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–17
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D♯ Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
II
E♯
E♯7
E♯ G𝄪 B♯
iii
F𝄪m
F𝄪m7
F𝄪 A♯ C𝄪
♯iv°
G𝄪dim
G𝄪m7♭5
G𝄪 B♯ D♯
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
vii
C𝄪m
C𝄪m7
C𝄪 E♯ G𝄪
Sounds great over
