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F♯ lydian minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

A string: A#, B#, C#, D, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

D string: D, E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

G string: G#, A#, B#, C#, D, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

B string: B#, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A# at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

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F# lydian minor

The lydian minor scale pairs a bright lydian bottom (natural 2nd and 3rd, raised 4th) with a minor top (flat 6th and 7th). The same collection appears as the fourth mode of the neapolitan major catalogue under the name lydian dominant b6. It is a bittersweet dominant color: shimmering below, sinking above, at home in film scoring.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F♯

I

F♯maj
G♯

II

G#maj♭5
A♯

iii°

A♯dim
B♯

#IV

D7no5/B♯
C♯

v

C♯m
D

bVI+

Daug
E

bVII+

Eaug

Same notes, different mode

F# lydian minor 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# lydian dominant b6G# major locrianA# half-diminished b4B# altered dominant double b3C# neapolitan majorD leading whole toneE lydian augmented dominant

lydian minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Bright bottom, minor top: rise through the lydian half (II, III, #IV (C)), then let b6 (D) and b7 (E) sink the landing.
  • Over a dominant chord heading to minor, it promises the darkness early; III and b7 (E) are the guide tones.
  • The same notes are catalogued as lydian dominant b6 (D), the fourth mode of neapolitan major; both names, one sound.
  • Film-score trick: hold a plain major triad on F# and melodize with this scale; the b6 (D) against the chord's 5th is instant unease.

How to play F♯ lydian minor on guitar

Only three open strings belong here: both E strings on the minor seventh and the open D a minor sixth up. Neither interval is a root or fifth, meaning open strings work as passing colour and nothing more. Capo fret 2 maps the E fingerings onto this tonic, so a shape from open position covers a five-sharp key. Roots begin at fret 2 on both E strings.

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