A Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale

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Notes in the A Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale

How to play the A Lydian Dominant guitar scale

The A Lydian Dominant scale is a lydian dominant scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

The Lydian Dominant scale is the fourth mode of the ascending melodic minor scale or jazz minor scale.

Which notes are in the A Lydian Dominant guitar scale?

The notes in the A Lydian Dominant scale are:

A B C# D# E F# G A

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 3 sharps.

What are the intervals in the A Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the A Lydian Dominant guitar scale is R 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 2 1 2 1 2

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Tone Semitone Tone Semitone Tone

The A Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at A Lydian Dominant on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

Full guitar fretboard for A Lydian Dominant scale

A Lydian Dominant Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the A Lydian Dominant covered in this page:

  • The A Lydian Dominant Scale is a lydian dominant scale.

  • The definition of the A Lydian Dominant scale is: R 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

  • The notes in the A Lydian Dominant guitar scale are: A B C# D# E F# G A

  • The interval formula for the A Lydian Dominant scale is: 2 2 2 1 2 1 2

  • The note intervals in the A Lydian Dominant scale are: Tone Tone Tone Semitone Tone Semitone Tone

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