Guitar · scales and modes # 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". B Lydian Note names B Lydian Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in B Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 2 | C♯ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 3 | D♯m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | ♯4 | E♯dim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | 5 | F♯ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | 6 | G♯m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | 7 | A♯m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | ## Seventh chords in B Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bmaj7 | [Bmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmaj7) · [Bmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2) · [Bmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-3) · [Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | C♯7 | [D♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7) · [D♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2) · [D♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-3) · [D♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | D♯m7 | [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) · [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) · [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) · [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | E♯m7♭5 | [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) · [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F♯maj7 | [G♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7) · [G♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2) · [G♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-3) · [G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | G♯m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | A♯m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B Lydian, starting from another root. - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) - [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) - [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) - [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) - [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) ## Lydian in every key - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) - [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) - B Lydian ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B Lydian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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