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E♭ double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: Fb, G, A, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb at frets 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

A string: A, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb, G, A at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

D string: D, Eb, Fb, G, A, Bb, Cb, D at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

G string: G, A, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb, G at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12

B string: Cb, D, Eb, Fb, G, A, Bb, Cb at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

High E string: Fb, G, A, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb at frets 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

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Eb 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

E♭maj
F♭

bII

F♭sus4
G

iii

Gm
A

#IV

C♭7no5/A
B♭

V

B♭majb5
C♭

bVI+

C♭aug
D

VII

Dsus2

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

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

Every open string belongs to this key, which means any open note you land on stays in bounds, even in the middle of a phrase. None of them is a root. D string carries the nut-end root at fret 1, and a capo there converts the whole key into D fingering, so shapes from that key take over. Cbaug fills the bVI slot.

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