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G Lydian dominant scale on guitar

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

G Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGABC♯DEF
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

G Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G Lydian dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C#3D3E3F3G3A2B2C#3D3E3F3G3A3B3D3E3F3G3A3B3C#4D4E4F4G3A3B3C#4D4E4F4G4A4B3C#4D4E4F4G4A4B4C#5D5E4F4G4A4B4C#5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G Lydian dominant
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G Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156b7123#456b7123#456b712356b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G Lydian dominant
Degrees

G Lydian dominant in 5 positions

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

G Lydian dominant, position 1, frets 0 to 46b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    G Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 3 to 7123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      G Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 5 to 923#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        G Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 8 to 12#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          G Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 10 to 1456b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in G Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1GG major arpeggio
            2AA major arpeggio
            3BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♯4C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            5DmD minor arpeggio
            6EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭7FaugF augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            2A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            3Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Dm(maj7)Dm(maj7) arpeggio
            6Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7F–

            Same notes, other names

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

            Lydian dominant in every key

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