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F♯ lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, A#, B#, C## at frets 1, 2, 6, 8, 10

A string: A#, B#, C##, E#, F# at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

D string: C##, E#, F#, A#, B#, C## at frets 0, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12

G string: A#, B#, C##, E#, F# at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

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

High E string: E#, F#, A#, B#, C## at frets 1, 2, 6, 8, 10

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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.

A# 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 F#, III, #IV (C), #V (D), 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 (C) to #V (D) 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

Open D is the lone open string in F# lydian #5 pentatonic, sounding the augmented fifth, spelled C##, so exactly one drone is available under this key. Capo at fret 2 and the E fingering takes the strain, which means five sharps and a double sharp stay on paper. Roots hold fret 2 on the E strings, fret 9 on the A string. First shape gives out at fret 6.

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