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B♭ double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb, D, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

A string: A, Bb, Cb, D, E, F, Gb, A at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

D string: D, E, F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb, D at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12

G string: A, Bb, Cb, D, E, F, Gb at frets 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11

B string: Cb, D, E, F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb at frets 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

High E string: E, F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb, D, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

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Bb 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

B♭maj
C♭

bII

C♭sus4
D

iii

Dm
E

#IV

G♭7no5/E
F

V

Fmaj♭5
G♭

bVI+

G♭aug
A

VII

Asus2

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

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (B) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (Gb)) as slides over a Bb drone.
  • Feature #IV (E) against the 5th, then resolve bII (B) 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 Bb.
  • 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 low E and high E come out as the augmented fourth, the A string as the major seventh and the D string as the major third, so five of the six open strings belong to the key. Root at fret 1 on the A string is the one nearest the nut, which means the first shape starts low. Deepest root is 6 on the low E. Asus2 takes the VII.

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