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D Lydian dominant scale on guitar
D Lydian dominant has 7 notes: D, E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.
| Note | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
D Lydian dominant on the whole neck
Every D 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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D Lydian dominant in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in D Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | D major arpeggio |
| 2 | E | E major arpeggio |
| 3 | F♯dim | F♯ diminished arpeggio |
| ♯4 | G♯dim | G♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | Am | A minor arpeggio |
| 6 | Bm | B minor arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Caug | C augmented arpeggio |
Seventh chords in D Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 2 | E7 | E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | F♯m7♭5 | F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♯4 | G♯m7♭5 | G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | Am(maj7) | Am(maj7) arpeggio |
| 6 | Bm7 | Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭7 | C | – |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of D Lydian dominant, starting from another root.
Lydian dominant in every key
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