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D♭ lydian mode on guitar

D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C (1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7)

Major with a ♯4: dreamy, film-score bright. Same notes as the major key one step clockwise on the wheel (F Lydian = C major).

The whole neck

1234567891011121314151617 E A D G B e F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
rootscale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard

The 5 CAGED positions

Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.

Position 1 (frets 8–12)

78910111213 E A D G B e 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 ♯4 7 ♯4 7 7

Position 2 (frets 10–15)

910111213141516 E A D G B e 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 ♯4 7 ♯4 7 ♯4

Position 3 (frets 1–5)

123456 E A D G B e 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 ♯4 7 ♯4 7 ♯4

Position 4 (frets 3–6)

234567 E A D G B e 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 7 ♯4 7 ♯4 ♯4

Position 5 (frets 6–10)

567891011 E A D G B e 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 7 ♯4 7 ♯4 7

Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard.

Related

Other scales from D♭

Lydian mode in other keys