C Harmonic Major starting on F = F, G, Ab, B, C, D, E, F, G, Ab, B, C D E, F
F Lydian Diminished scale numbers = 1, 2, b3, #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, b10, #11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Notice that 2/9, #4/#11, 6/13 are the same notes. They are the same thing.
Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!
Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.
3 notes = F, Ab, C, = F minor (Fm)
4 notes = F, Ab, C, E = F minor major seventh (Fm maj7)
5 notes = F, Ab, C, E, G = F minor major seventh add nine (Fm maj7/9)
6 notes = F, Ab, C, E, G, B = F
7 notes = F, Ab, C, E, G, B, D = F
Fm6 = F, Ab, C, D
Fm9 = F, Ab, C, G
Fm/#11 = F, Ab, C, B
Fm9/#11 = F, Ab, B, G (no fifth)
Fm6/9 = F, Ab, C. D, G (sometimes played without fifth or C)
Fm6/#11 = F, Ab, C, D, B
Fm6/9/#11 = F, Ab, C, D, G, B
Fm maj7/6 = F, Ab, C, E, D (sometime written Fm6/maj7)
Fm maj7/#11 = F, Ab, B, E (no fifth)
Fm maj7/#11/13 = F, Ab, B, E, D (no fifth)
(#4 same as #11 get familiar seeing it both ways)
F sus 2 = F, G, C
F sus #4 = F, C, B
F sus #4/9 = F, B, C, G
F maj sus 2/7 = F, G, C, E
So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Lydian Diminished Mode.
Lydian Diminished chord progression key of C harmonic major:
Original progression - Fm //// Do //// G //// C //// (i,vio, II, V)
Now with sub chords - Fm maj sus 2/7 //// Dm9 no 5th //// G7 //// C/9 //// (imaj sus 2/7,vim9 no5th,II7,V/9
(note /9 is the ninth degree added to the chord or R, 3rd, 5th, 9th, where as C9 is a: R, 3rd, 5th, b7th, b9 the first being from the major chord family and the latter being from the dominant chord family)
You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.
You can use any of the F minor chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the F Lydian Diminished Scale.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Lydian Diminished chord progressions previously given (Harmonic Major Modes - Lydian Diminished - Mode 4) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the i chord with the new i chords from this lesson.
Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings.
You can use all notes when multi-tracking.
Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.
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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music
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