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B lydian minor 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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B lydian minor

The lydian minor scale pairs a bright lydian bottom (natural 2nd and 3rd, raised 4th) with a minor top (flat 6th and 7th). The same collection appears as the fourth mode of the neapolitan major catalogue under the name lydian dominant b6. It is a bittersweet dominant color: shimmering below, sinking above, at home in film scoring.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B

I

Bmaj
C♯

II

C#maj♭5
D♯

iii°

D♯dim
E♯

#IV

G7no5/E♯
F♯

v

F♯m
G

bVI+

Gaug
A

bVII+

Aaug

Same notes, different mode

B lydian minor 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 toneA lydian augmented dominant

lydian minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Bright bottom, minor top: rise through the lydian half (II, III, #IV (F)), then let b6 (G) and b7 (A) sink the landing.
  • Over a dominant chord heading to minor, it promises the darkness early; III and b7 (A) are the guide tones.
  • The same notes are catalogued as lydian dominant b6 (G), the fourth mode of neapolitan major; both names, one sound.
  • Film-score trick: hold a plain major triad on B and melodize with this scale; the b6 (G) against the chord's 5th is instant unease.

How to play B lydian minor on guitar

Open B is a root, letting the second string drone while open A and G add the minor seventh and minor sixth beneath it. Fret 2 on the A string is the nearest fretted root. Lowest-pitched root is fret 7 on the low E, which lets a barre chord sit under the open drone an octave down. Aaug covers the bVII+ degree.

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