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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.

B♭ Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteB♭CDEFGA♭
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

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".

B♭ Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3Bb2C3D3E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ Lydian dominant
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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.

B♭ Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 556b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 76b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      B♭ Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 6 to 10123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 1223#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          B♭ Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 11 to 15#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            2CC major arpeggio
            3DdimD diminished arpeggio
            ♯4EdimE diminished arpeggio
            5FmF minor arpeggio
            6GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭7A♭augA♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            2C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            3Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Fm(maj7)Fm(maj7) arpeggio
            6Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7A♭–

            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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