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C Lydian dominant scale on guitar

C Lydian dominant has 7 notes: C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B♭. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.

C Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEF♯GAB♭
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

C Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2Bb2C3D3E3F#3G3A2Bb2C3D3E3F#3G3A3Bb3C4D3E3F#3G3A3Bb3C4D4E4G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F#4G4A4Bb4C4D4E4F#4G4A4Bb4C5D5E4F#4G4A4Bb4C5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Lydian dominant
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C Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 153#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b712356b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C Lydian dominant in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

C Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 5#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 756b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 96b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 12123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 1423#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            2DD major arpeggio
            3EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♯4F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            5GmG minor arpeggio
            6AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭7B♭augB♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            2D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            3Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Gm(maj7)Gm(maj7) arpeggio
            6Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭–

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of C Lydian dominant, starting from another root.

            Lydian dominant in every key

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