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F Lydian dominant scale on guitar

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

F Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFGABCDE♭
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

F Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2B2C3D3Eb3F3G3A2B2C3D3Eb3F3G3A3B3C4D3Eb3F3G3A3B3C4D4Eb4F4G3A3B3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4B3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4B4C5D5F4G4A4B4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F Lydian dominant
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F Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456123#456b7126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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F Lydian dominant in 5 positions

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

F Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 5123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    F Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 723#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      F Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 6 to 10#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        F Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 1256b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          F Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 146b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in F Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1FF major arpeggio
            2GG major arpeggio
            3AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♯4BdimB diminished arpeggio
            5CmC minor arpeggio
            6DmD minor arpeggio
            ♭7E♭augE♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            2G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            3Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Cm(maj7)Cm(maj7) arpeggio
            6Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7E♭–

            Same notes, other names

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

            Lydian dominant in every key

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