C
Exotic Scale
C Lydian Dominant
Mode IV of melodic minor. Raised 4th + flat 7th — bright, jazzy, sophisticated.
Notes in C Lydian Dominant
C1
D2
E3
F#4
G5
A6
A#7
C8
Chords in C Lydian Dominant
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
ICC – E – Gmajor
IIDD – F# – Amajor
iiiE°E – G – A#diminished
ivF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
vGmG – A# – Dminor
viAmA – C – Eminor
VIIA#+A# – D – F#augmented
Other Scales in C
MajorC, D, E, F, G, A, BNatural MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#Harmonic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, BMelodic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, A, BDorianC, D, D#, F, G, A, A#PhrygianC, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#LydianC, D, E, F#, G, A, BMixolydianC, D, E, F, G, A, A#LocrianC, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#Major PentatonicC, D, E, G, AMinor PentatonicC, D#, F, G, A#BluesC, D#, F, F#, G, A#Whole ToneC, D, E, F#, G#, A#Diminished (H-W)C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#Diminished (W-H)C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, BPhrygian DominantC, C#, E, F, G, G#, A#Hungarian MinorC, D, D#, F#, G, G#, B
Lydian Dominant in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C Lydian Dominant
The C lydian dominant scale contains the notes C, D, E, F#, G, A, A#. Mode IV of melodic minor. Raised 4th + flat 7th — bright, jazzy, sophisticated.
The diatonic chords in C lydian dominant are C (I), D (II), E° (iii), F#° (iv), Gm (v), Am (vi), A#+ (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C lydian dominant scale.
To develop your ear for the C lydian dominant sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.