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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.
| Note | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B♯ | C♯ | D♯ | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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".
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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.
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Triads in F♯ Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | F♯ major arpeggio |
| 2 | G♯ | A♭ major arpeggio |
| 3 | A♯dim | B♭ diminished arpeggio |
| ♯4 | B♯dim | C diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | C♯m | C♯ minor arpeggio |
| 6 | D♯m | E♭ minor arpeggio |
| ♭7 | Eaug | E augmented arpeggio |
Seventh chords in F♯ Lydian dominant
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯7 | F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 2 | G♯7 | A♭7 arpeggio · A♭7 drop 2 · A♭7 drop 3 · A♭7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | A♯m7♭5 | B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♯4 | B♯m7♭5 | Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | C♯m(maj7) | C♯m(maj7) arpeggio |
| 6 | D♯m7 | E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭7 | E | – |
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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