Guitar scale · Lydian diminished
F Lydian b3 Scale
Mode 4 of Harmonic Major: Lydian with a lowered 3rd, also called Lydian diminished.
Tap any note to hear it.
F Lydian b3 Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------1-3-4-| B|-------------------------3-5-------| G|-------------------1-4-5-----------| D|-------------2-3-5-----------------| A|-------2-3-5-----------------------| E|-1-3-4-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------3-4-7-| B|-------------------------5-6-------| G|-------------------4-5-7-----------| D|-------------3-5-6-----------------| A|-------3-5-7-----------------------| E|-3-4-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------7-8-| B|-----------------------6-8-9-----| G|-----------------5-7-9-----------| D|-----------5-6-9-----------------| A|-----5-7-8-----------------------| E|-7-8-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------8-10-12-| B|---------------------------------9-12---------| G|-------------------------9-10-12--------------| D|-----------------9-10-12----------------------| A|---------8-10-11------------------------------| E|-8-10-12--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-12-13-| B|-------------------------------------12-13----------| G|----------------------------10-12-13----------------| D|-------------------10-12-14-------------------------| A|----------10-11-14----------------------------------| E|-10-12-13-------------------------------------------|
How to play F Lydian b3 on guitar
Find the root first: F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every F on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (♭3, 5, 7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 1–5. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | F |
| 2 | G |
| ♭3 | Ab |
| ♯4 | B |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| 7 | E |
Chords in F Lydian b3
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in F Lydian b3; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Fm(maj7) | Tonic |
| II | G | G7 | Supertonic |
| ♭III+ | Abaug | Abmaj7#5 | Mediant |
| ♯iv° | Bdim | Bdim7 | Subdominant |
| V | C | Cmaj7 | Dominant |
| vi° | Ddim | Dm7b5 | Submediant |
| vii | Em | Em7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the F Lydian b3 Scale?
- The F Lydian b3 Scale has 7 notes: F, G, Ab, B, C, D, E.
- What chords are in the F Lydian b3 Scale?
- The chords of F Lydian b3 are Fm (i), G (II), Abaug (♭III+), Bdim (♯iv°), C (V), Ddim (vi°), Em (vii).
- What is the formula of the lydian b3 scale?
- 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7, which is the step pattern W H W+H H W W H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play F Lydian b3 on the guitar?
- The root F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 1–5, and four more positions connect it up the neck.