Guitar · scales and modes # D♭ Lydian scale on guitar D♭ Lydian has 7 notes: D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C. | Note | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## D♭ Lydian on the whole neck Every D♭ Lydian 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 Note names D♭ Lydian Degrees ## D♭ Lydian 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 3–6, 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 | 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 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | ♯4 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | 5 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | 6 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 7 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | ## Seventh chords in D♭ Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D♭maj7 | [D♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7) · [D♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2) · [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) · [D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-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 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-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♭maj7 | [A♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) · [A♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) · [A♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-3) · [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 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 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D♭ Lydian, starting from another root. - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) ## Lydian in every key - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) - D♭ Lydian - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) - [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) - [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice D♭ Lydian 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:1:ladder:p1)