Lydian augmented scale

Third mode of the melodic minor scale

Lydian augmented scale
Component pitches
Modes	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A, B
Qualities
Number of pitch classes	7
Forte number	7-34
Complement	5-34

In music, the Lydian augmented scale (Lydian ♯5 scale) is the third mode of the ascending melodic minor scale.

Starting on C, the notes would be as follows:

${ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \time 7/4 c4^\markup { Lydian augmented scale on C } d e fis gis a b c } }$

Generically the whole and half steps are:

-  W -  W -  W -  W -  H -  W -  H -

The scale may be thought of as a major scale with an augmented fourth and fifth, or as the relative to the melodic minor ascending scale (C Lydian augmented and A melodic minor ascending share the same notes).

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