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E Lydian Dominant
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
E Lydian Dominant
Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.
Scale note
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 E
Chord progression ideas
Lydian Dominant Vamp
I7 – II7 – I7
E7
→
F♯7
→
E7
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
E7♯11
→
F♯7
→
E7♯11
A jazzier treatment that puts the characteristic sharp eleventh directly into the tonic chord.