guitar scale
F Lydian dominant
F1G2A3B♯4C5D6E♭♭7
Raised fourth and flattened seventh at once — the fourth mode of melodic minor.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
FWGWAWBHCWDHE♭WF
What is true of it
F Lydian dominant is F, G, A, B, C, D and E♭, and back to F.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, F Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 46 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on F
F Phrygian dominantexoticF alteredexoticF double harmonicexoticF majormajorF natural minorminorF harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domE lyd domF♯ lyd domall 374