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The Lydian dominant scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, step pattern W–W–W–H–W–H–W. In C it is C D E F♯ G A B♭. It is the scale for dominant chords that do not resolve down a fifth — tritone substitutes, IV7, and 7♯11 chords. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D E F♯ G A B♭C Lydian dominant scale (C D E F♯ G A B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♭D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C♭D♭ Lydian dominant scale (D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F♯ G♯ A B CD Lydian dominant scale (D E F♯ G♯ A B C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭E♭ Lydian dominant scale (E♭ F G A B♭ C D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ DE Lydian dominant scale (E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A B C D E♭F Lydian dominant scale (F G A B C D E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ EF♯ Lydian dominant scale (F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B C♯ D E FG Lydian dominant scale (G A B C♯ D E F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G♭A♭ Lydian dominant scale (A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C♯ D♯ E F♯ GA Lydian dominant scale (A B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D E F G A♭B♭ Lydian dominant scale (B♭ C D E F G A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ AB Lydian dominant scale (B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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