Guitar scale · exotic
F Lydian #2 #6 Scale
Mode 2 of Double Harmonic Major: Lydian with a raised 2nd and a raised 6th.
Tap any note to hear it.
F Lydian #2 #6 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|-----------------------------1-4-5-| B|-------------------------4-5-------| G|-----------------1-2-4-5-----------| D|-----------1-2-3-------------------| A|-------2-3-------------------------| E|-1-4-5-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------4-5-7-| B|-----------------------4-5-6-------| G|-------------------4-5-------------| D|-------------3-6-7-----------------| A|-------3-6-7-----------------------| E|-4-5-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-7-8-| B|-------------------------6-9-------| G|-------------------5-8-9-----------| D|-------------6-7-9-----------------| A|-------6-7-8-----------------------| E|-5-7-8-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------8-11-12-| B|-----------------------------9-10-12---------| G|----------------------8-9-10-----------------| D|-----------------9-10------------------------| A|---------8-11-12-----------------------------| E|-8-11-12-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-12-13-| B|-------------------------------------12-13----------| G|----------------------------10-13-14----------------| D|-------------------10-13-14-------------------------| A|----------11-12-14----------------------------------| E|-11-12-13-------------------------------------------|
How to play F Lydian #2 #6 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 | A |
| ♯4 | B |
| 5 | C |
| ♯6 | D# |
| 7 | E |
Chords in F Lydian #2 #6
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in F Lydian #2 #6; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | F | Fmaj7 | Tonic |
| ♯ii | G#m | — | Supertonic |
| iii | Am | Am(maj7) | Mediant |
| ♯IV | — | — | Subdominant |
| V+ | Caug | Cmaj7#5 | Dominant |
| ♯VI | — | — | Submediant |
| VII | E | Emaj7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the F Lydian #2 #6 Scale?
- The F Lydian #2 #6 Scale has 7 notes: F, G#, A, B, C, D#, E.
- What chords are in the F Lydian #2 #6 Scale?
- The chords of F Lydian #2 #6 are F (I), G#m (♯ii), Am (iii), Caug (V+), E (VII).
- What is the formula of the lydian #2 #6 scale?
- 1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 ♯6 7, which is the step pattern W+H H W H W+H H H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play F Lydian #2 #6 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.