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D Lydian Dominant
1 ā 2 ā 3 ā āÆ4 ā 5 ā 6 ā ā7
ABOUT THIS SCALE
The fourth mode of melodic minor. Often used over dominant seventh chords with a sharp eleventh.
GUITAR FRETBOARD
D Lydian Dominant
Standard tuning ā E A D G B E ā open through fret 24.
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Root
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The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby
strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Key of D
Chord progression ideas
Lydian Dominant Vamp
I7 ā II7 ā I7
D7
ā
E7
ā
D7
The major II harmony helps reveal the raised fourth while the tonic retains its dominant-seventh sound.
Dominant #11 Jam
I7āÆ11 ā II7 ā I7āÆ11
D7āÆ11
ā
E7
ā
D7āÆ11
A jazzier treatment that puts the characteristic sharp eleventh directly into the tonic chord.