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E lydian #6 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B, C##, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

A string: A#, B, C##, D#, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

D string: C##, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C## at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12

G string: G#, A#, B, C##, D#, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11

B string: B, C##, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B, C##, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

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E 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

Emaj
F♯

II+

F♯aug
G♯

iii

G♯m
A♯

#IV

A#maj♭5
B

V

Bmaj
C𝄪

#VI

E7no5/C𝄪
D♯

vii

D♯m

Same notes, different mode

E 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 dominantB ionian major #2D ultralocrianD# neapolitan minor

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

tip
  • Both raised tones (#IV (A#) and #6 (D)) 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 (D) 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 E.
  • Treat it as a special effect: a bar of E lydian #6 (D) inside plain lydian material glows without needing a chord change.

How to play E lydian #6 on guitar

Both E strings are roots open, so nothing needs fretting to establish the key. Open D carries the raised sixth and open B the fifth, which means three more tones ring free. Fretted roots turn up at A string fret 7, then D string fret 2. F#aug fills the second-degree chord, so an augmented shape sits one step above home. Fret 4 wraps up box one.

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