piano scale
B Lydian dominant
B1C♯2D♯3E♯♯4F♯5G♯6A♭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
BWC♯WD♯WE♯HF♯WG♯HAWB
What is true of it
B Lydian dominant is B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯ and A, and back to B.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, B Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
C♯majorC♯augaugmentedC♯7dominant seventhD♯dimdiminishedD♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhF♯mminorG♯mminorG♯m7minor seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on B
B Phrygian dominantexoticB alteredexoticB double harmonicexoticB majormajorB natural minorminorB harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domE lyd domF lyd domall 374