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E double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G#, A#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

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

D string: D#, E, F, G#, A#, B, C at frets 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10

G string: G#, A#, B, C, D#, E, F at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

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

High E string: E, F, G#, A#, B, C, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12

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E 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:

E

I

Emaj
F

bII

Fsus4
G♯

iii

G♯m
A♯

#IV

C7no5/A♯
B

V

Bmaj♭5
C

bVI+

Caug
D♯

VII

D♯sus2

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

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

Both E strings are open roots and the B string adds the perfect fifth, so open position asks almost nothing of the fretting hand. Root at fret 0 on the low E is as deep as this key goes. Box one ends at 4, so the A string root at 7 already belongs to the next shape. V arrives as BMb5 and iii as G#m.

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