Scales
C Double Harmonic Lydian Scale
C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B
C Double Harmonic Lydian is a scale built on C with the notes C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B.
C Double Harmonic Lydian Scale
C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B · C | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B · C |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
C Double Harmonic Lydian is made of the notes C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W½ W H H W½ H.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of C Double Harmonic Lydian gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Seventh chords
ICmaj7C · E · G · B
IIDbmaj7sus4Db · F# · Ab · C
iiiEm6E · G · B · Db
IV+EM#5add9/F#F# · Ab · C · E
VGmaj7b5G · B · Db · F#
VIAbmaj7b6Ab · C · E · G
VIIDb7sus4/BB · Db · F# · Ab
Related scales
The scales C Double Harmonic Lydian shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
C Lydian PentatonicC · E · F# · G · B
Every note of this scale is in C Double Harmonic Lydian.
Scales that contain it
C Purvi RagaC · Db · E · F · F# · G · Ab · B
Contains every note of C Double Harmonic Lydian.
C ChromaticC · Db · D · Eb · E · F · Gb · G · Ab · A · Bb · B
Contains every note of C Double Harmonic Lydian.
Common questions
- How do I play C Double Harmonic Lydian?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of C Double Harmonic Lydian?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of C Double Harmonic Lydian gives C (I), Dbsus4 (II), Em (iii), Ab7no5/F# (IV), Gmajb5 (V), Abaug (VI+), Bsus2 (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in C Double Harmonic Lydian?
- C Double Harmonic Lydian contains the notes C · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B, measured from the tonic C as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of C Double Harmonic Lydian?
- From C the steps run H W½ W H H W½ H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.