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B double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

D string: D#, E#, F#, G, A#, B, C at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

G string: G, A#, B, C, D#, E#, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

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

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

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B 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:

B

I

Bmaj
C

bII

Csus4
D♯

iii

D♯m
E♯

#IV

G7no5/E♯
F♯

V

F#maj♭5
G

bVI+

Gaug
A♯

VII

A♯sus2

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

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (C) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (G)) as slides over a B drone.
  • Feature #IV (F) against the 5th, then resolve bII (C) 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 B.
  • 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 B double harmonic lydian on guitar

Open B is the root and the G string sits a minor sixth away, so two open strings can hold under a fretted line. Roots sit at 7 on both E strings and 2 on the A. Two frets of capo turn the key into A fingering, which means four sharps stop being a problem. B major opens the chord set.

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