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D double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G#, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb at frets 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

A string: A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F#, G#, A at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12

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

G string: G#, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F# at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11

B string: C#, D, Eb, F#, G#, A, Bb at frets 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11

High E string: F#, G#, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb at frets 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

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D 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:

D

I

Dmaj
E♭

bII

E♭sus4
F♯

iii

F♯m
G♯

#IV

B♭7no5/G#
A

V

Amaj♭5
B♭

bVI+

B♭aug
C♯

VII

C♯sus2

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

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

Open D is the root and the open A gives the fifth above it, so a pedal pair sits ready under any position. Roots continue at 10 on both E strings, 5 on the A and 3 on the B. First box runs out at 14, which means the G string root at 7 stays inside it. C#sus2 sits on the VII.

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