The key of D lydian on bass
D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ — and everything inside it.
The key of D lydian on bass: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the bass is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of D lydian
D lydian is D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯: the lydian scale on D, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the bass above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in D lydian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | D | D F♯ A |
| II | E | E G♯ B |
| iii | F♯m | F♯ A C♯ |
| iv° | G♯° — passed through, not rested on | G♯ B D |
| V | A | A C♯ E |
| vi | Bm | B D F♯ |
| vii | C♯m | C♯ E G♯ |
The seventh chords in D lydian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | Dmaj7 | D F♯ A C♯ |
| II7 | E7 | E G♯ B D |
| iii7 | F♯m7 | F♯ A C♯ E |
| ivø7 | G♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | G♯ B D F♯ |
| Vmaj7 | Amaj7 | A C♯ E G♯ |
| vi7 | Bm7 | B D F♯ A |
| vii7 | C♯m7 | C♯ E G♯ B |
The pentatonics in D lydian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | D pent | D E F♯ A B |
| II | E pent | E F♯ G♯ B C♯ |
| iii | F♯m pent | F♯ A B C♯ E |
| iv | G♯m pent — not in the key | G♯ B C♯ E♭ F♯ |
| V | A pent | A B C♯ E F♯ |
| vi | Bm pent | B D E F♯ A |
| vii | C♯m pent | C♯ E F♯ G♯ B |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: G major.