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B♭ lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, A, Bb, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

A string: A, Bb, D, E, F#, A at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

D string: D, E, F#, A, Bb, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

G string: A, Bb, D, E, F# at frets 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

B string: D, E, F#, A, Bb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

High E string: E, F#, A, Bb, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

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Bb lydian #5P pentatonic

The lydian #5 pentatonic is a five note slice of the lydian augmented mode: root, major 3rd, raised 4th, raised 5th, major 7th. It outlines a maj7#5 chord with the #11 added, about as bright and unresolved as a pentatonic can be. Jazz and fusion players use it to voice-lead through altered major chords without playing full scale runs.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B♭

I

D

III

E

#IV

F♯

#V

A

VII

Same notes, different mode

Bb lydian #5P pentatonic 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.

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lydian #5P pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Five notes outlining a maj7#5 with a #11: arpeggiate Bb, III, #IV (E), #V (F#), VII as a chord first, then melodize it.
  • Over a maj7#5 chord this is the cleanest possible source: no passing tones to avoid, only color tones.
  • Slide #IV (E) to #V (F#) and VII to root; the scale's two half-step neighbors do the voice leading for you.
  • Use it to imply lydian augmented in five notes when the full seven-note run would clutter the line.

How to play B♭ lydian #5P pentatonic on guitar

Four open strings, low E, A, D and high E, all land in Bb lydian #5 pentatonic, with the outer pair on the augmented fourth, so drones bracket the neck from both ends. A-shape barre sits at fret 1, so the lowest movable grip is nearly open. Add a capo on fret 1 and the A fingering covers it. Box one runs from fret 6 to fret 10.

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