Guitar · scales and modes # 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". A Lydian dominant Note names A Lydian dominant Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in A Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 2 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 3 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | | ♯4 | D♯dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) | | 5 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 6 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | ♭7 | Gaug | [G augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in A Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | D♯m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Em(maj7) | [Em(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emmaj7) | | 6 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-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. - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) ## Lydian dominant in every key - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian-dominant) - [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) - [E Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian-dominant) - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) - [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) - [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) - A Lydian dominant - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A Lydian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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