About the C#/Db Lydian Dominant Scale
The C#/Db lydian dominant scale is a 7-note scale. 4th mode of Melodic Minor, bright dominant with #11. Its notes are C#, D#, F, G, G#, A# and B, built from the formula 1 2 3 ♭5 5 6 ♭7.
- Notes
- C# – D# – F – G – G# – A# – B
- Formula
- 1 2 3 ♭5 5 6 ♭7
- Steps
- W W W H W H W (2–2–2–1–2–1–2 semitones)
- Root
- C#/Db
C#/Db Lydian Dominant Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | Root |
| 2 | D# | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F | Major 3rd |
| ♭5 | G | Tritone (♭5) |
| 5 | G# | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | A# | Major 6th |
| ♭7 | B | Minor 7th |
Where to play the C#/Db Lydian Dominant Scale on 5-string bass
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (B E A D G), lowest string first. Root notes (C#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| B0 | 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 |
| E1 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 |
| A1 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 |
| D2 | 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 |
| G2 | 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
How to practice the lydian dominant scale
- Use over 7#11 chords
- Practice over static dominant vamps
- Work on tritone substitution lines
- Emphasize the #4 for the bright sound
- Great for non-resolving dominant chords
Scales with the same notes as C#/Db Lydian Dominant Scale
These scales share every note with the C#/Db lydian dominant scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Lydian Dominant scale in other keys
Other scales in C#/Db
- C#/Db Minor Pentatonic
- C#/Db Major Pentatonic
- C#/Db Mixolydian Pentatonic
- C#/Db Natural Minor
- C#/Db Major (Ionian)
- C#/Db Blues
- C#/Db Dorian
- C#/Db Mixolydian
- C#/Db Phrygian
- C#/Db Harmonic Minor
- C#/Db Lydian
- C#/Db Locrian
- C#/Db Diminished (Half-Whole)
- C#/Db Diminished (Whole-Half)
- C#/Db Whole Tone
- C#/Db Augmented (Hexatonic)
- C#/Db Altered (Super Locrian)
- C#/Db Phrygian Dominant
- C#/Db Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- C#/Db Bebop Dominant
- C#/Db Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- C#/Db Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)