Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | E | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B | C♯ | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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 Note names E Lydian dominant 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in E Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 2 | F♯ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | 3 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | | ♯4 | A♯dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | | 5 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 6 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | ♭7 | Daug | [D augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in E Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | F♯7 | [F♯7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7) · [F♯7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2) · [F♯7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-3) · [F♯7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | G♯m7♭5 | [G♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | A♯m7♭5 | [B♭m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Bm(maj7) | [Bm(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmmaj7) | | 6 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | D | – | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E Lydian dominant, starting from another root. - [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) - [B♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-altered) ## Lydian dominant in every key - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-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 - [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 E Lydian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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