Scales

Scale: C lydian diminished

Description: A hybrid scale sometimes equated with Lydian ♭3 (1, 2, ♭3, ♯4, 5, 6, 7), combining Lydian's sharp 4th with a minor 3rd. It underpins minor-major or 'quartal-minor' harmony and appears in 20th-century classical and jazz contexts as a way to colour m(maj7) or altered major chords.

Notes (pitch classes): C, D, D#, Gb, G, A, B

Intervals (formula): 1P, 2M, 3m, 4A, 5P, 6M, 7M