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D♭ double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Ab, Bbb, C, Db, Ebb at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

A string: Bbb, C, Db, Ebb, F, G, Ab, Bbb at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

D string: Ebb, F, G, Ab, Bbb, C, Db, Ebb at frets 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

G string: G, Ab, Bbb, C, Db, Ebb, F, G at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

B string: C, Db, Ebb, F, G, Ab, Bbb at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10

High E string: F, G, Ab, Bbb, C, Db, Ebb at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

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Db 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

D♭maj
E𝄫

bII

E𝄫sus4
F

iii

Fm
G

#IV

B𝄫7no5/G
A♭

V

A♭majb5
B𝄫

bVI+

B𝄫aug
C

VII

Csus2

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

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (D) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (A)) as slides over a Db drone.
  • Feature #IV (G) against the 5th, then resolve bII (D) 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 Db.
  • 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 G is the augmented fourth here, with the A string a minor sixth and the D string a minor second, so three open strings stay in the key without offering a root. A capo at fret 1 turns everything into C fingering, which lets known shapes cover an awkward spelling. Lowest root waits at 9. Ebbsus4 fills the bII slot.

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