piano scale
D Lydian dominant
D1E2F♯3G♯♯4A5B6C♭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
DWEWF♯WG♯HAWBHCWD
What is true of it
D Lydian dominant is D, E, F♯, G♯, A, B and C, and back to D.
Its steps are W – W – W – H – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
On the same tonic, D Lydian differs from it by exactly one note.
Chords made only of these notes
CaugaugmentedDmajorD7dominant seventhEmajorEaugaugmentedE7dominant seventhF♯dimdiminishedF♯m7♭5half-diminished seventh
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on D
D Phrygian dominantexoticD alteredexoticD double harmonicexoticD majormajorD natural minorminorD harmonic minorminor
C lyd domC♯ lyd domD♭ lyd domD♯ lyd domE♭ lyd domE lyd domF lyd domF♯ lyd domall 374