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B Lydian dominant scale on guitar
B Lydian dominant has 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.
| Note | B | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯ | G♯ | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
B Lydian dominant on the whole neck
Every B 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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B Lydian dominant 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 dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | B major arpeggio |
| 2 | C♯ | D♭ major arpeggio |
| 3 | D♯dim | D♯ diminished arpeggio |
| ♯4 | E♯dim | F diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | F♯m | F♯ minor arpeggio |
| 6 | G♯m | G♯ minor arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Aaug | A augmented arpeggio |
Seventh chords in B Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B7 | B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 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♭5 | D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 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♯m(maj7) | F♯m(maj7) arpeggio |
| 6 | G♯m7 | G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭7 | A | – |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of B Lydian dominant, starting from another root.
Lydian dominant in every key
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