Mode 6 of F# Harmonic Minor Scale

D Lydian #2

Space plays and stops
Notes
DE#F#G#ABC#
Steps
m3 H W H W W
Intervals
m3 m2 2 m2 2 2

The harmonic minor scale raises the 7th of the natural minor scale. Jazz players use it over a minor tonic, and its 5th mode, Phrygian Dominant, is the classic sound of the V7b9 in a minor key.