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

Low E string: G, A, B, D, Eb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

A string: A, B, D, Eb, G, A at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

D string: D, Eb, G, A, B, D at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

G string: G, A, B, D, Eb, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

B string: B, D, Eb, G, A, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12

High E string: G, A, B, D, Eb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

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Eb 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:

E♭

I

G

III

A

#IV

B

#V

D

VII

Same notes, different mode

Eb 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.

G flat six pentatonic

lydian #5P pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Five notes outlining a maj7#5 with a #11: arpeggiate Eb, III, #IV (A), #V (B), 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 (A) to #V (B) 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 E♭ lydian #5P pentatonic on guitar

Four open strings sit inside this key: G rings the major third, B the augmented fifth, A the augmented fourth and D the major seventh, so open voicings reach most of the scale. Root sits at fret 11 on both E strings, which puts box one high, ending at fret 15. One flat in the key signature. Same shape read from G, 4 semitones up, is the flat six pentatonic.

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