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Lydian mode

Lydian mode noun: a mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern.

Noun

Lydian mode

  1. A mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern
    • tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone.
    • Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C

Questions about Lydian mode

What does Lydian mode mean?
Lydian mode means a mode whose scale is the same as a major key with the fourth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern.
What part of speech is Lydian mode?
Lydian mode is a noun.

Words near Lydian mode in the dictionary

  1. Lydgatian
  2. Lydham
  3. Lydham Heath
  4. lydia
  5. Lydian
  6. Lydian mode
  7. Lydian stone
  8. Lydian stones
  9. lydianite
  10. Lydians
  11. Lydiard

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