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E lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

B string: B#, D#, E, G#, A# at frets 1, 4, 5, 9, 11

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

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E 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

E 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 E, III, #IV (A#), #V (C), 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 (C) 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

Both E strings give the root open, so E lydian #5 pentatonic sits comfortably in first position, nut to fret 4. Everything else is spelled sharp, B# and A# included. A-shape barre waits at fret 7, E-shape at fret 12, which means two anchors are ready when open position runs out. Same fingering, read from Ab, gives the flat six pentatonic.

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