Guitar · scales and modes # 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". D♭ Lydian dominant Note names D♭ Lydian dominant Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in D♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 2 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 3 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | ♯4 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | 5 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | 6 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | ♭7 | C♭aug | [B augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in D♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D♭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) | | 2 | E♭7 | [E♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7) · [E♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2) · [E♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-3) · [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Fm7♭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) | | ♯4 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | A♭m(maj7) | [A♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmmaj7) | | 6 | B♭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) | | ♭7 | C♭ | – | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D♭ Lydian dominant, starting from another root. - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [G altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-altered) ## Lydian dominant in every key - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - D♭ 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D♭ 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:1:ladder:p1)