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G lydian augmented dominant Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G, A, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

A string: A, B, C#, D#, E, F, G, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

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

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

B string: B, C#, D#, E, F, G, A, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E, F, G, A, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

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G lydian augmented dominant

The lydian augmented dominant scale, the third mode of the neapolitan major scale, stacks every bright alteration onto a dominant sound: raised 4th, raised 5th, flat 7th. It matches 7#5#11 chords note for note, sitting one step further out than lydian dominant. Fusion players use it when a dominant chord should glow rather than resolve.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I+

Gaug
A

II

Amaj
B

III

Bmaj♭5
C♯

#iv°

C♯dim
D♯

#V

F7no5/D♯
E

vi

Em
F

bVII+

Faug

Same notes, different mode

G lydian augmented dominant 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 lydian dominant b6B major locrianC# half-diminished b4D# altered dominant double b3E neapolitan majorF leading whole tone

lydian augmented dominant in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a 7#5#11 chord, every note of G lydian augmented dominant lands; arpeggiate III, #IV (C#), #V (D#), bVII (F) to spell the chord's color.
  • Resolve it as a dominant: bVII (F) falls to the 3rd of the chord a 4th above G, and the raised tones settle by half step.
  • One notch brighter than lydian dominant: swap between the two over a vamp by moving only the 5th.
  • It is the third mode of neapolitan major; recycle that scale's fingering from a major 6th below.

How to play G lydian augmented dominant on guitar

Five open strings belong to this key, everything except the D, with open G as the root itself. Pedal tones are effectively free. Roots also sit at fret 3 on the outer pair and fret 10 on the A, which means you can drone the open G while fretting an octave above. Gaug and Faug both appear in the harmony, so a symmetric triad shape repeats up the neck. Fret 7 is where the opening box runs out, so plan the shift there.

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