D# lydian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the D# lydian scale (1 2 3 #4 5 6 7) on guitar: D# · F · G · A · A# · C · D.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
D# Lydian
123#4567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
D#
· Root
2
F
· Tension
3
G
· Third
#4
A
· characteristic note
5
A#
· Fifth
6
C
· Tension
7
D
· Seventh
Scale sheet
D# LydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Notes in key
D# F G A A# C D
Typical use
Over maj7; dreamy #4.
Lydian
Lydian is the fourth mode of the major scale: a major scale with a raised fourth instead of a perfect fourth. That #4 is the mode's characteristic note, giving it a suspended, dreamy sound widely used over maj7 chords.
Notes of the D# lydian scale: D# · F · G · A · A# · C · D.