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E Lydian dominant scale on guitar

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

E Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯G♯A♯BC♯D
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

E Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2A#2B2C#3D3E3F#3A#2B2C#3D3E3F#3G#3A#3B3D3E3F#3G#3A#3B3C#4D4E4G#3A#3B3C#4D4E4F#4G#4A#4B3C#4D4E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5D5E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5D5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E Lydian dominant
Note names
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E Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15123#456b712#456b7123#45b7123#456b713#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

E Lydian dominant in 5 positions

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

E Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 4123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 2 to 623#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      E Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 9#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        E Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 7 to 1156b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 9 to 136b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in E Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1EE major arpeggio
            2F♯F♯ major arpeggio
            3G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♯4A♯dimB♭ diminished arpeggio
            5BmB minor arpeggio
            6C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭7DaugD augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            2F♯7F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4
            3G♯m7♭5G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4A♯m7♭5B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Bm(maj7)Bm(maj7) arpeggio
            6C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7D–

            Same notes, other names

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

            Lydian dominant in every key

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