Lydian's raised 4th with Mixolydian's flat 7th — the natural scale over a 7#11 chord. The 4th mode of melodic minor.
| Notes | D, E, F#, G#, A, B, C |
|---|---|
| Steps | W – W – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half) |
| Also called | Lydian b7, Acoustic, Overtone |
Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.
The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.
| Degree | Triad | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | D | D7 |
| II | E | E7 |
| iii° | F♯dim | F♯m7♭5 |
| ♯iv° | G♯dim | G♯m7♭5 |
| v | Am | Am(maj7) |
| vi | Bm | Bm7 |
| ♭VII+ | Caug | Cmaj7♯5 |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.