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C# Lydian Dominant b6 Scale
Lydian Dominant with a lowered 6th: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Mode 4 of Neapolitan Major.
Tap any note to hear it.
C# Lydian Dominant b6 Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------------------9-11-13-| B|-----------------------------------10-12---------| G|--------------------------10-12-13---------------| D|------------------9-11-13------------------------| A|---------10-11-12--------------------------------| E|-9-11-13-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-14----------| G|----------------------------12-13-14----------------| D|-------------------11-13-15-------------------------| A|----------11-12-14----------------------------------| E|-11-13-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-16-17-| B|-------------------------------------14-16-------------| G|----------------------------13-14-16-------------------| D|-------------------13-15-17----------------------------| A|-------------14-16-------------------------------------| E|-13-15-16-17-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------16-17-19-| B|-------------------------------------18-20----------| G|----------------------------16-18-20----------------| D|-------------------17-18-19-------------------------| A|----------16-18-20----------------------------------| E|-16-17-19-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------19-21-| B|----------------------------------20-21-22-------| G|-------------------------18-20-22----------------| D|----------------18-19-21-------------------------| A|-------18-20-22----------------------------------| E|-19-21-------------------------------------------|
How to play C# Lydian Dominant b6 on guitar
Find the root first: C# is at fret 9 on the low E string and fret 4 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every C# on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (3, 5, ♭7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 9–13. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | C# |
| 2 | D# |
| 3 | E# |
| ♯4 | G |
| 5 | G# |
| ♭6 | A |
| ♭7 | B |
Chords in C# Lydian Dominant b6
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in C# Lydian Dominant b6; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | C# | C#7 | Tonic |
| II | — | — | Supertonic |
| iii° | E#dim | E#m7b5 | Mediant |
| ♯IV | — | — | Subdominant |
| v | G#m | G#m(maj7) | Dominant |
| ♭VI+ | Aaug | Amaj7#5 | Submediant |
| ♭VII+ | Baug | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the C# Lydian Dominant b6 Scale?
- The C# Lydian Dominant b6 Scale has 7 notes: C#, D#, E#, G, G#, A, B.
- What chords are in the C# Lydian Dominant b6 Scale?
- The chords of C# Lydian Dominant b6 are C# (I), E#dim (iii°), G#m (v), Aaug (♭VI+), Baug (♭VII+).
- What is the formula of the lydian dominant b6 scale?
- 1 2 3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W W W H H W W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play C# Lydian Dominant b6 on the guitar?
- The root C# is at fret 9 on the low E string and fret 4 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 9–13, and four more positions connect it up the neck.