Guitar scale · Modes
D♯ Lydian scale on guitar
Every position of the D♯ Lydian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Major with a dreamy raised 4th — a favorite of film composers.
Mode 4 of the major scale: the same notes as A♯ major, starting from its 4th note.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F𝄪G𝄪A♯B♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 123♯4567
- Steps
- WWWHWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 11–17, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------13-15-17-| B|-------------------------------------13-15-16----------| G|----------------------------12-14-15-------------------| D|-------------------12-13-15----------------------------| A|----------12-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D♯ Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
II
E♯
E♯7
E♯ G𝄪 B♯
iii
F𝄪m
F𝄪m7
F𝄪 A♯ C𝄪
♯iv°
G𝄪dim
G𝄪m7♭5
G𝄪 B♯ D♯
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
vii
C𝄪m
C𝄪m7
C𝄪 E♯ G𝄪
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