Fretboard Practice

Lydian Dominant guitar scale

See the Lydian Dominant scale on a guitar fretboard, learn its notes and degrees, and practice it in any key.

What it is

The fourth mode of melodic minor: Mixolydian with a raised 4th. Bright, playful and bluesy at the same time.

How to use it

Play it over dominant 7♯11 chords, and over a dominant chord that does not resolve the usual way, such as the ♭II7 (tritone substitution) in jazz.

Open Lydian Dominant on the fretboard