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B Lydian scale on guitar
B Lydian has 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯.
| Note | B | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
B Lydian on the whole neck
Every B Lydian 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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B Lydian in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in B Lydian
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | B major arpeggio |
| 2 | C♯ | D♭ major arpeggio |
| 3 | D♯m | E♭ minor arpeggio |
| ♯4 | E♯dim | F diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | F♯ | F♯ major arpeggio |
| 6 | G♯m | G♯ minor arpeggio |
| 7 | A♯m | B♭ minor arpeggio |
Seventh chords in B Lydian
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bmaj7 | Bmaj7 arpeggio · Bmaj7 drop 2 · Bmaj7 drop 3 · Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 2 | C♯7 | D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | D♯m7 | E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♯4 | E♯m7♭5 | Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | F♯maj7 | G♭maj7 arpeggio · G♭maj7 drop 2 · G♭maj7 drop 3 · G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 6 | G♯m7 | G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 7 | A♯m7 | B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4 |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of B Lydian, starting from another root.
Lydian in every key
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