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G lydian minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, A, B, C#, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

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

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

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

B string: B, C#, D, Eb, F, G, A, B at frets 0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

High E string: F, G, A, B, C#, D, Eb at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

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G 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:

G

I

Gmaj
A

II

Amaj♭5
B

iii°

Bdim
C♯

#IV

E♭7no5/C#
D

v

Dm
E♭

bVI+

E♭aug
F

bVII+

Faug

Same notes, different mode

G 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.

G lydian dominant b6A major locrianB half-diminished b4C# altered dominant double b3D neapolitan majorEb leading whole toneF 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 (Eb) and b7 (F) sink the landing.
  • Over a dominant chord heading to minor, it promises the darkness early; III and b7 (F) are the guide tones.
  • The same notes are catalogued as lydian dominant b6 (Eb), the fourth mode of neapolitan major; both names, one sound.
  • Film-score trick: hold a plain major triad on G and melodize with this scale; the b6 (Eb) against the chord's 5th is instant unease.

How to play G lydian minor on guitar

Open G is a root and open D the fifth over it, which lets four open strings ring as a stack under anything you play. Open A and B add the second and third. Closest root to the nut is that open third string, letting you skip a barre entirely in first position. AMb5 sits on the II, and the low E carries a root at fret 3 with the E-shape barre there.

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