Guitar · scales and modes # 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". B♭ Lydian dominant Note names B♭ Lydian dominant Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in B♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | 2 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | 3 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | ♯4 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | 5 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 6 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | ♭7 | A♭aug | [A♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | C7 | [C7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c7) · [C7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2) · [C7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-3) · [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Fm(maj7) | [Fm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmmaj7) | | 6 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | A♭ | – | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B♭ Lydian dominant, starting from another root. - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) - [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) - B♭ Lydian dominant - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭ Lydian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-lydian-dominant:10:ladder:p1)