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A Lydian dominant scale on guitar
A Lydian dominant has 7 notes: A, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.
| Note | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
A Lydian dominant on the whole neck
Every A Lydian dominant note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".
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A Lydian dominant in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in A Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A major arpeggio |
| 2 | B | B major arpeggio |
| 3 | C♯dim | C♯ diminished arpeggio |
| ♯4 | D♯dim | D♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | Em | E minor arpeggio |
| 6 | F♯m | F♯ minor arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Gaug | G augmented arpeggio |
Seventh chords in A Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 2 | B7 | B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | C♯m7♭5 | C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♯4 | D♯m7♭5 | D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | Em(maj7) | Em(maj7) arpeggio |
| 6 | F♯m7 | F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭7 | G | – |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of A Lydian dominant, starting from another root.
Lydian dominant in every key
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