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G♯ lydian minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C##, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

A string: A#, B#, C##, D#, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

D string: C##, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C## at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

G string: G#, A#, B#, C##, D#, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11

B string: B#, C##, D#, E, F#, G#, A# at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B#, C##, D#, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12

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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

G♯maj
A♯

II

A#maj♭5
B♯

iii°

B♯dim
C𝄪

#IV

E7no5/C𝄪
D♯

v

D♯m
E

bVI+

Eaug
F♯

bVII+

F♯aug

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 b4D altered dominant double b3D# neapolitan majorE 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 (D)), then let b6 (E) 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 (E), 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 (E) against the chord's 5th is instant unease.

How to play G♯ lydian minor on guitar

Open D reads as C## here, the augmented fourth, so the tritone is available open even though no open string is a root. Both E strings land on the minor sixth. Capo fret 1 and the G fingerings land here, which puts a six-sharp key under something you already know. Fret 1 on the G string holds the nearest root, with fret 4 on both E strings above it.

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