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D♭ lydian dominant pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 9

A string: Cb, Db, F, G, Ab at frets 2, 4, 8, 10, 11

D string: F, G, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 3, 5, 6, 9, 11

G string: G, Ab, Cb, Db, F, G at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 10, 12

B string: Cb, Db, F, G, Ab, Cb at frets 0, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12

High E string: F, G, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 9

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Db lydian dominant pentatonic

The lydian dominant pentatonic condenses the lydian dominant mode into root, major 3rd, raised 4th, 5th, flat 7th: a 7#11 chord as a scale. It delivers that bright-but-bluesy Simpsons-theme color over a dominant chord in five notes, perfect when you want the #11 sound stated plainly rather than buried in a seven note run.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

D♭

I

F

III

G

#IV

A♭

V

C♭

bVII

lydian dominant pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • This is a Db7#11 chord as five notes: the root, 3rd (F), raised 4th (G), 5th (Ab) and flat 7th (B); play it over a dominant vamp and the #11 states itself.
  • Where the full lydian dominant scale can sound busy, this pentatonic keeps only the color tones; use it for sparse funk lines.
  • Rock the #IV (G) against the V, a half step apart, as the scale's built-in hook.
  • Resolve bVII (B) down a half step when the dominant finally moves; everything else can stay where it is.

How to play D♭ lydian dominant pentatonic on guitar

Open G and open B fall in scale as the augmented fourth and minor seventh, so they tint a line rather than hold it down. Capo at fret 1 and C lydian dominant pentatonic shapes land in this key. Box 1 anchors at fret 9. Roots at fret 2 on the B and fret 4 on the A give a lower option, meaning you need not sit at the barre all night.

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