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G lydian #6 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, G, A, B, C#, D at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

A string: A, B, C#, D, E#, F#, G, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

D string: D, E#, F#, G, A, B, C#, D at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

G string: G, A, B, C#, D, E#, F#, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

B string: B, C#, D, E#, F#, G, A, B at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E#, F#, G, A, B, C#, D at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

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G lydian #6

The lydian #6 scale, the second mode of the neapolitan minor scale, sharpens both the 4th and 6th of a major scale. Two raised tones above a major frame push it past lydian into genuinely strange brightness, with an augmented 2nd gap between the 5th and the raised 6th. A rarity, best treated as a special-effect color over maj7#11 harmony.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I

Gmaj
A

II+

Aaug
B

iii

Bm
C♯

#IV

C#maj♭5
D

V

Dmaj
E♯

#VI

G7no5/E♯
F♯

vii

F♯m

Same notes, different mode

G lydian #6 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 mixolydian augmentedB romani minorC# locrian dominantD ionian major #2E# ultralocrianF# neapolitan minor

lydian #6 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Both raised tones (#IV (C#) and #6 (F)) resolve upward; write lines that climb, and this scale rewards them with brightness past lydian.
  • Over maj7#11 harmony, use the augmented 2nd from V to #6 (F) as a striking ornament before landing on VII.
  • It is the second mode of neapolitan minor: same notes as the neapolitan minor a whole step below G.
  • Treat it as a special effect: a bar of G lydian #6 (F) inside plain lydian material glows without needing a chord change.

How to play G lydian #6 on guitar

Open G doubles as root and open string, with open B, open D and open A also in the key, so four strings ring without the fretting hand. A string fret 10 carries a root, and a lower one sits at D string fret 5. Degree two arrives as Aaug, so an augmented triad has a home inside the key. Position work moves up from fret 7.

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