Now we are going to take a look at G flat
Lydian. Lydian is the 4th note of the major
scale so G flat is the 4th note out of D flat
major so we play our D flat major scale and
it looks very very similar to G flat major.
Notice how we still use all the white notes
or all the black notes. The only major difference
is you have this sharp 4 so instead of using
a B, we use a C. You can hear how this nice
floating sound and what sharpening the 4 does
is makes it so there is no void notes in the
major scale. It is a very nice color tone
to it. So this is a great scale to use as
an alternate scale to your major scale. A
lot of hip composers like Billy Strayhorn
used it all the time instead of a major chord
so the important note to remember is this
natural 4, sharp 4 there. This case it is
a C.
That is your G flat Lydian.
