Guitar scale · Lydian b7
G Lydian Dominant Scale
4th mode of Melodic Minor. Combines Lydian ♯4 brightness with Mixolydian ♭7 drive.
Tap any note to hear it.
G Lydian Dominant 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|-----------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------5-6-------| G|-------------------4-6-7-----------| D|-------------3-5-7-----------------| A|-------4-5-7-----------------------| E|-3-5-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-7-9-| B|-------------------------6-8-------| G|-------------------6-7-9-----------| D|-------------5-7-9-----------------| A|-------5-7-8-----------------------| E|-5-7-9-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------7-9-10-| B|-----------------------------8-10--------| G|----------------------7-9-10-------------| D|---------------7-9-11--------------------| A|--------7-8-10---------------------------| E|-7-9-10----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-12-13-| B|-------------------------------------12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14----------------| D|-------------------11-12-14-------------------------| A|----------10-12-14----------------------------------| E|-10-12-13-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------14-15----------| G|----------------------------12-14-16----------------| D|-------------------12-14-15-------------------------| A|----------12-14-16----------------------------------| E|-12-13-15-------------------------------------------|
How to play G Lydian Dominant on guitar
Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G 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 3–7. 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 | G |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| ♯4 | C# |
| 5 | D |
| 6 | E |
| ♭7 | F |
Chords in G Lydian Dominant
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in G Lydian Dominant; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | G | G7 | Tonic |
| II | A | A7 | Supertonic |
| iii° | Bdim | Bm7b5 | Mediant |
| ♯iv° | C#dim | C#m7b5 | Subdominant |
| v | Dm | Dm(maj7) | Dominant |
| vi | Em | Em7 | Submediant |
| ♭VII+ | Faug | Fmaj7#5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the G Lydian Dominant Scale?
- The G Lydian Dominant Scale has 7 notes: G, A, B, C#, D, E, F.
- What chords are in the G Lydian Dominant Scale?
- The chords of G Lydian Dominant are G (I), A (II), Bdim (iii°), C#dim (♯iv°), Dm (v), Em (vi), Faug (♭VII+).
- What is the formula of the lydian dominant scale?
- 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W W W H W H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play G Lydian Dominant on the guitar?
- The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.