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D♭ lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, A, C, Db at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

A string: A, C, Db, F, G, A at frets 0, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12

D string: F, G, A, C, Db at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

G string: G, A, C, Db, F, G at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

B string: C, Db, F, G, A at frets 1, 2, 6, 8, 10

High E string: F, G, A, C, Db at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

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Db lydian #5P pentatonic

The lydian #5 pentatonic is a five note slice of the lydian augmented mode: root, major 3rd, raised 4th, raised 5th, major 7th. It outlines a maj7#5 chord with the #11 added, about as bright and unresolved as a pentatonic can be. Jazz and fusion players use it to voice-lead through altered major chords without playing full scale runs.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

D♭

I

F

III

G

#IV

A

#V

C

VII

Same notes, different mode

Db lydian #5P pentatonic 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.

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tip
  • Five notes outlining a maj7#5 with a #11: arpeggiate Db, III, #IV (G), #V (A), VII as a chord first, then melodize it.
  • Over a maj7#5 chord this is the cleanest possible source: no passing tones to avoid, only color tones.
  • Slide #IV (G) to #V (A) and VII to root; the scale's two half-step neighbors do the voice leading for you.
  • Use it to imply lydian augmented in five notes when the full seven-note run would clutter the line.

How to play D♭ lydian #5P pentatonic on guitar

Open G and open A both sound raised tones of Db lydian #5 pentatonic, the augmented fourth and the augmented fifth, so the scale's two altered notes ring without fretting. Capo at fret 1 and the C fingering yields every pitch, which means the one-flat spelling never hits your hands. Roots run at fret 9 on both E strings and fret 4 on the A string. First box ends at fret 13.

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