Lydian

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Take Ionian's only problem note and sharpen it: the #4 floats a whole step above the 3rd instead of grinding a half step, so over a 1Δ⁷ that just sits there — dream pop, film cues, the last chord ringing — every single note is available. This is the shimmer scale, and the Lydian 2 lesson is what it sounds like when the harmony joins in.

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