D Lydian Minor Cuatro Venezolano Scale

Cuatro Venezolano scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

D lydian minor scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the D lydian minor scale on 4-string guitar with 15 frets. Notes: C, D, E, F#, G#, A, A#.CDEF#G#AA#CDF#G#AA#CDEF#G#ADEF#G#AA#CDEAA#CDEF#G#AA#C13579111213

D Lydian Minor in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The D Lydian Minor scale is a unique scale that blends Lydian brightness with a layer of minor-key melancholy. On Cuatro Venezolano, the notes are D, E, F#, G#, A, Bb, C. It provides a sophisticated, bittersweet color that is perfect for modern film scores and emotive jazz solos. Commonly used in Film Scores, Jazz, Progressive. Notable players include Danny Elfman, Brad Mehldau. Use over m7#11 chords. A specialized color for emotive jazz and cinematic passages that need emotional complexity.

Notes: D, E, F#, G#, A, Bb, C

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

Degrees: 1 2 3 #4 5 b6 b7

Formula: W-W-W-H-H-W-W

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Standard (B-F#-D-A)

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