What chords are in D♭ Lydian?

Triads: D♭, E♭, Fm, G°, A♭, B♭m, Cm. Seventh chords: D♭maj7, E♭7, Fm7, Gm7♭5, A♭maj7, B♭m7, Cm7.

What are the fingerings for D♭ Lydian on tenor sax?

D♭: 123 | 123 + low C♯; E♭: 123 | 123 + E♭; F: 123 | 1; G: 123 | –; A♭: 123 | – + G♯; B♭: 1 | – + bis (B♭); C: 2 | –; D♭: – | –.

What chords can you improvise over with D♭ Lydian?

Lydian vamp (Imaj7–II7): D♭maj7 | E♭7. The II7 makes the ♯4 (G) the chord's 3rd: the scale floats without falling. Also: I–vii (D♭maj7 | D♭maj7 | Cm7 | Cm7); Modal (a D♭maj7 vamp).

D♭ Lydian (Db Lydian) scale on tenor sax: notes, fingerings and chords

Tuning

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Chords of the scale tap one to hear it and see it on the instrument

Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

D♭ Lydian (Db Lydian) scale on tenor sax

D♭ Lydian has 7 notes: D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C. Degrees: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7. Formula: W W W H W W H.

What notes are in the D♭ Lydian scale?

D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭ and C. It has 7 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is W W W H W W H.

What does D♭ Lydian sound like, and when do you use it?

Floating and dreamy: the ♯4 lifts the major chord off the ground. Very much a soundtrack sound. Use it over maj7(♯11) · the IV of a major key.

To hear it: Flying in a Blue Dream — Joe Satriani.

Chords in D♭ Lydian

Degree	Triad	Seventh chord
I	D♭	D♭maj7
II	E♭	E♭7
iii	Fm	Fm7
♯iv°	G°	Gm7♭5
V	A♭	A♭maj7
vi	B♭m	B♭m7
vii	Cm	Cm7

Chord progressions to improvise with D♭ Lydian

In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the staff lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in D♭:

Lydian vamp (Imaj7–II7): D♭maj7 | E♭7. The II7 makes the ♯4 (G) the chord's 3rd: the scale floats without falling.
I–vii (Imaj7–vii7): D♭maj7 | D♭maj7 | Cm7 | Cm7. The sound of movie soundtracks: shine with a touch of nostalgia.
Modal (Imaj7): a D♭maj7 vamp. A single maj7 chord: let the G ring against the root.

D♭ Lydian on tenor sax: written notes and fingerings

The tenor sax is a B♭ instrument: written D♭ Lydian sounds B Lydian in concert pitch. Fingering for each note, from low to high (left hand | right hand):

D♭: 123 | 123 + low C♯
E♭: 123 | 123 + E♭
F: 123 | 1
G: 123 | –
A♭: 123 | – + G♯
B♭: 1 | – + bis (B♭)
C: 2 | –
D♭: – | –

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