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F lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, A, B, C#, E at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

A string: A, B, C#, E, F, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

D string: E, F, A, B, C# at frets 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

G string: A, B, C#, E, F at frets 2, 4, 6, 9, 10

B string: B, C#, E, F, A, B at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

High E string: E, F, A, B, C#, E at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

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F 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:

F

I

A

III

B

#IV

C♯

#V

E

VII

Same notes, different mode

F 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.

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

tip
  • Five notes outlining a maj7#5 with a #11: arpeggiate F, III, #IV (B), #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 (B) 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 F lydian #5P pentatonic on guitar

Low E, A, B and high E all ring scale tones under F lydian #5 pentatonic, so four of the six strings drone before any fretting starts. Root sits at the first fret on each E string, which puts the opening box between the nut and fret 5. A capo on fret 1 hands the job to the E fingering. Only one sharp in the signature.

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