F Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale

6-string guitar  ·  Mode IV mel.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

F
G
A
B
C
D
E♭

Solfège : Fa – Sol – La – Si – Do – Ré – Mi♭

Interval Structure

F T G T A T B ½T C T D ½T E♭ F+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in F)Quality
I F Major
II G Major
iii° diminished
iv° diminished
v Cm minor
vi Dm minor
VII+ E♭+ augmented

About this scale

The Lydian dominant (Lydian with b7) is a quintessential jazz-fusion color on guitar. Scott Henderson, John McLaughlin, and Frank Zappa exploit it over V7#11 chords and tritone substitutions. Its #4 and b7 give it both Lydian brightness and Mixolydian tension.

See fretboard positions for F Lydian Dominant on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys