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A lydian augmented dominant Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, G, A, B, C#, D# at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

A string: A, B, C#, D#, E#, F#, G, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

D string: D#, E#, F#, G, A, B, C# at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

G string: G, A, B, C#, D#, E#, F#, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

B string: B, C#, D#, E#, F#, G, A, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E#, F#, G, A, B, C#, D# at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

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A lydian augmented dominant

The lydian augmented dominant scale, the third mode of the neapolitan major scale, stacks every bright alteration onto a dominant sound: raised 4th, raised 5th, flat 7th. It matches 7#5#11 chords note for note, sitting one step further out than lydian dominant. Fusion players use it when a dominant chord should glow rather than resolve.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A

I+

Aaug
B

II

Bmaj
C♯

III

C#maj♭5
D♯

#iv°

D♯dim
E♯

#V

G7no5/E♯
F♯

vi

F♯m
G

bVII+

Gaug

Same notes, different mode

A lydian augmented dominant uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

B lydian dominant b6C# major locrianD# half-diminished b4E# altered dominant double b3F# neapolitan majorG leading whole tone

lydian augmented dominant in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a 7#5#11 chord, every note of A lydian augmented dominant lands; arpeggiate III, #IV (D#), #V (F), bVII (G) to spell the chord's color.
  • Resolve it as a dominant: bVII (G) falls to the 3rd of the chord a 4th above A, and the raised tones settle by half step.
  • One notch brighter than lydian dominant: swap between the two over a vamp by moving only the 5th.
  • It is the third mode of neapolitan major; recycle that scale's fingering from a major 6th below.

How to play A lydian augmented dominant on guitar

Open A sounds the root outright, and open G adds a minor seventh while open B adds a major second, so three strings pedal for free. Roots repeat at fret 5 on the E strings, then fret 7 on the D, which means an octave sits inside one hand position. BM gives a full major triad a whole step over the root. Fret 2 on the G is the next anchor. Position one gives out at fret 9, so the second shape starts there.

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