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A double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12

A string: A, Bb, C#, D#, E, F, G#, A at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

D string: D#, E, F, G#, A, Bb, C# at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11

G string: G#, A, Bb, C#, D#, E, F at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10

B string: C#, D#, E, F, G#, A, Bb at frets 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

High E string: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12

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A double harmonic lydian

The double harmonic lydian scale is the fourth mode of the double harmonic major scale: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, raised 4th, 5th, flat 6th, major 7th. Two augmented 2nds and a #4 pack it with as much exotic tension as seven notes allow. It shines over drone-based music, where every chromatic neighbor of the root and 5th can resolve inward.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A

I

Amaj
B♭

bII

B♭sus4
C♯

iii

C♯m
D♯

#IV

F7no5/D♯
E

V

Emaj♭5
F

bVI+

Faug
G♯

VII

G♯sus2

double harmonic lydian in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (Bb) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (F)) as slides over a A drone.
  • Feature #IV (D#) against the 5th, then resolve bII (Bb) down to the root; two exotic tensions, two clean landings.
  • It is the fourth mode of double harmonic major: same notes as the double harmonic a 4th below A.
  • Over a static major chord with both b9 and #11 available (guitar-friendly as a phrygian-major hybrid vamp), this is the full-color choice.

How to play A double harmonic lydian on guitar

Open A is a root and both E strings give the perfect fifth, so three open strings carry the key without any fretting. Lowest root sits at 5 on the low E, the same fret as the E-shape anchor, which means barre position and box coincide. Another root hides at 2 on the G string, with one more at 10 on the B. Faug is the bVI.

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