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G lydian #5P pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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G 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:

G

I

B

III

C♯

#IV

D♯

#V

F♯

VII

Same notes, different mode

G 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.

B 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 G, 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 G lydian #5P pentatonic on guitar

Open G carries the root and open B the major third, so a root-and-third drone rings on two open strings. From the fret 3 anchor on the low E string, box one wraps at fret 7, which means open strings stay in reach the whole way. Three sharps in the signature. Same grip with the tonic moved 4 semitones up to B spells the flat six pentatonic.

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