E Lydian ♯5 ♯6 Scale
E Lydian ♯5 ♯6 contains 7 notes: E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C𝄪, D♯. It has 5 sharps: F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, D♯. The step pattern is W–W–W–W–W–H–H.
An intensely bright mode with three raised upper degrees (#4, #5, #6). Also called "leading whole tone" because its upper portion resembles a whole-tone scale segment. It sounds radiant and endlessly expansive.
The formula is 1, 2, 3, #4, #5, #6, 7. It takes Lydian's #4 and adds #5 and #6. The upper tetrachord is almost entirely sharped, creating an upward-pushing quality that feels like limitless expansion. It works over augmented chords with complex extensions.
The ascending chromatic cluster of sharps translates into wide stretches on the upper strings. Use it for brief passages that need to convey radiance or transcendence. Works over augmented major 7th chords in jazz and contemporary contexts.