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F double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, Gb, A, B, C, Db, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

A string: A, B, C, Db, E, F, Gb, A at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12

D string: E, F, Gb, A, B, C, Db at frets 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11

G string: A, B, C, Db, E, F, Gb at frets 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

B string: B, C, Db, E, F, Gb, A, B at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

High E string: E, F, Gb, A, B, C, Db, E at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

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F 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:

F

I

Fmaj
G♭

bII

G♭sus4
A

iii

Am
B

#IV

D♭7no5/B
C

V

Cmaj♭5
D♭

bVI+

D♭aug
E

VII

Esus2

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

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (Gb) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (Db)) as slides over a F drone.
  • Feature #IV (B) against the 5th, then resolve bII (Gb) 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 F.
  • 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 F double harmonic lydian on guitar

Four open strings sit in this key, the two E strings a major seventh up, the A string a major third and the B string an augmented fourth, so open notes stay safe even without a drone root. Low E gives the lowest root at 1, and a capo on that fret hands you E fingering, which lets a familiar box do the work. Am is the iii chord.

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