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G Lydian Dominant b6 Scale
Lydian Dominant with a lowered 6th: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Mode 4 of Neapolitan Major.
Tap any note to hear it.
G Lydian Dominant b6 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|-----------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-6-------| G|-------------------4-6-7-----------| D|-------------3-5-7-----------------| A|-------4-5-6-----------------------| E|-3-5-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-7-9-| B|-------------------------6-8-------| G|-------------------6-7-8-----------| D|-------------5-7-9-----------------| A|-------5-6-8-----------------------| E|-5-7-9-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------7-9-10-11-| B|------------------------------8-10-----------| G|-----------------------7-8-10----------------| D|----------------7-9-11-----------------------| A|-----------8-10------------------------------| E|-7-9-10-11-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14----------------| D|-------------------11-12-13-------------------------| A|----------10-12-14----------------------------------| E|-10-11-13-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-| B|----------------------------------14-15-16-------| G|-------------------------12-14-16----------------| D|----------------12-13-15-------------------------| A|-------12-14-16----------------------------------| E|-13-15-------------------------------------------|
How to play G Lydian Dominant b6 on guitar
Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G 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 3–7. 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 | G |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| ♯4 | C# |
| 5 | D |
| ♭6 | Eb |
| ♭7 | F |
Chords in G Lydian Dominant b6
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in G Lydian Dominant b6; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | G | G7 | Tonic |
| II | — | — | Supertonic |
| iii° | Bdim | Bm7b5 | Mediant |
| ♯IV | — | — | Subdominant |
| v | Dm | Dm(maj7) | Dominant |
| ♭VI+ | Ebaug | Ebmaj7#5 | Submediant |
| ♭VII+ | Faug | — | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the G Lydian Dominant b6 Scale?
- The G Lydian Dominant b6 Scale has 7 notes: G, A, B, C#, D, Eb, F.
- What chords are in the G Lydian Dominant b6 Scale?
- The chords of G Lydian Dominant b6 are G (I), Bdim (iii°), Dm (v), Ebaug (♭VI+), Faug (♭VII+).
- What is the formula of the lydian dominant b6 scale?
- 1 2 3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W W W H H W W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play G Lydian Dominant b6 on the guitar?
- The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.