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Fig. 1 · B Lydian dominant · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

B Lydian dominant

B1C♯2D♯3E♯♯4F♯5G♯6A♭7

Raised fourth and flattened seventh at once — the fourth mode of melodic minor.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · B Lydian dominant, ascending

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.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 29 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

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