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'''Super Lydian''' is a phrase popularized by [[wikipedia:Jacob_Collier|Jacob Collier]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBr070vcNE</ref> to describe chords with the "♯15" extension, as well as the scale that gives rise to such chords. The idea behind Super Lydian is that it gets brighter and brighter the further you go up. | |||
== Background == | |||
At a basic level, the Super Lydian sound comes from stacking perfect fifths. Stacking them from the root (C-G-D-A-E-B-F♯) results in the set of notes in the Lydian scale. Extending the sequence (C-G-D-A-E-B-F♯-C♯) reveals a new brighter note directly outside of Lydian, commonly referred to as the ♯15. The ♯15 chord-extension is the '''same note''' as the ♭9, but always called a ♯15 in the context of the Super Lydian chords. | |||
Other compacted patterns that result in a Super Lydian sound include stacking major and minor thirds from the root (C-E-G-B-D-F♯-A-C♯) and the Super Lydian scale, built from stacking Lydian tetrachords (C-D-E-F♯-G-A-B-C♯). | |||
== Super Ultra Hyper Mega Meta Lydian == | |||
Extending any of these patterns beyond the ♯15 to reach the “♯19” results in an "Ultra Lydian" sound. Endlessly extending any of the patterns results in what’s referred to as "Super-Ultra-Hyper-Mega-Meta-Lydian". | |||
== Examples == | |||
* In Jacob Collier's arrangement of "Pure Imagination", he uses a D♯15 chord on "There's nothing to '''it'''" at 0:47<ref>https://youtu.be/IcVEx6UrtF8?list=RDIcVEx6UrtF8&t=47</ref> | |||
* In Jacob Collier's arrangement of "Flintstones", he uses a ♯5 chord on "We'll have a gay '''old''' time" at 2:55 <ref>https://youtu.be/zua831utwMM?list=RDzua831utwMM&t=175</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:27, 26 July 2026
Super Lydian is a phrase popularized by Jacob Collier[1] to describe chords with the "♯15" extension, as well as the scale that gives rise to such chords. The idea behind Super Lydian is that it gets brighter and brighter the further you go up.
Background
At a basic level, the Super Lydian sound comes from stacking perfect fifths. Stacking them from the root (C-G-D-A-E-B-F♯) results in the set of notes in the Lydian scale. Extending the sequence (C-G-D-A-E-B-F♯-C♯) reveals a new brighter note directly outside of Lydian, commonly referred to as the ♯15. The ♯15 chord-extension is the same note as the ♭9, but always called a ♯15 in the context of the Super Lydian chords.
Other compacted patterns that result in a Super Lydian sound include stacking major and minor thirds from the root (C-E-G-B-D-F♯-A-C♯) and the Super Lydian scale, built from stacking Lydian tetrachords (C-D-E-F♯-G-A-B-C♯).
Super Ultra Hyper Mega Meta Lydian
Extending any of these patterns beyond the ♯15 to reach the “♯19” results in an "Ultra Lydian" sound. Endlessly extending any of the patterns results in what’s referred to as "Super-Ultra-Hyper-Mega-Meta-Lydian".