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Melodic Minor Modes

C Lydian Dominant

NOTES
C D E F♯ G A A♯ C
SCALE FORMULA
1 – 2 – 3 – ♯4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

The fourth mode of melodic minor. Often used over dominant seventh chords with a sharp eleventh.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

C Lydian Dominant

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.

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Chord progression ideas

Key of C

Lydian Dominant Vamp

I7 – II7 – I7
C7 → D7 → C7

The major II harmony helps reveal the raised fourth while the tonic retains its dominant-seventh sound.

Dominant #11 Jam

I7♯11 – II7 – I7♯11
C7♯11 → D7 → C7♯11

A jazzier treatment that puts the characteristic sharp eleventh directly into the tonic chord.