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E♭ lydian #6 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

A string: A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F, G, A at frets 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

D string: D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C#, D at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

G string: G, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

B string: C#, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb at frets 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

High E string: F, G, A, Bb, C#, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

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Eb lydian #6

The lydian #6 scale, the second mode of the neapolitan minor scale, sharpens both the 4th and 6th of a major scale. Two raised tones above a major frame push it past lydian into genuinely strange brightness, with an augmented 2nd gap between the 5th and the raised 6th. A rarity, best treated as a special-effect color over maj7#11 harmony.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E♭

I

E♭maj
F

II+

Faug
G

iii

Gm
A

#IV

Amaj♭5
B♭

V

B♭maj
C♯

#VI

E♭7no5/C#
D

vii

Dm

Same notes, different mode

Eb lydian #6 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.

F mixolydian augmentedG romani minorA locrian dominantBb ionian major #2C# ultralocrianD neapolitan minor

lydian #6 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Both raised tones (#IV (A) and #6 (C#)) resolve upward; write lines that climb, and this scale rewards them with brightness past lydian.
  • Over maj7#11 harmony, use the augmented 2nd from V to #6 (C#) as a striking ornament before landing on VII.
  • It is the second mode of neapolitan minor: same notes as the neapolitan minor a whole step below Eb.
  • Treat it as a special effect: a bar of Eb lydian #6 (C#) inside plain lydian material glows without needing a chord change.

How to play E♭ lydian #6 on guitar

Open G supplies the major third while open A takes the raised fourth, so a pair of strings rings in key with the root absent. A string fret 6 carries a root; another waits at B string fret 4. Faug sits as the II chord, which means an augmented triad belongs to the key rather than passing through. Capo fret 1 and the D shapes produce this key, so nut fingerings stay in play. Fret 15 ends the opening position.

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