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C double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G, Ab, B, C, Db, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12

A string: B, C, Db, E, F#, G, Ab at frets 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11

D string: E, F#, G, Ab, B, C, Db at frets 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

G string: G, Ab, B, C, Db, E, F#, G at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12

B string: B, C, Db, E, F#, G, Ab, B at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

High E string: E, F#, G, Ab, B, C, Db, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12

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C 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:

C

I

Cmaj
D♭

bII

D♭sus4
E

iii

Em
F♯

#IV

A♭7no5/F#
G

V

Gmaj♭5
A♭

bVI+

A♭aug
B

VII

Bsus2

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

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

Four open strings ring in the key: both E strings at the major third, G at the fifth and B at the major seventh, so a drone sits under fretted lines anywhere on the neck. Root nearest the nut is fret 1 on the B string. Deepest root is fret 8 on the low E, which means the E-shape anchor and the first box start together. Em is the iii chord.

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