SCALE REFERENCE

E Lydian Dominant

E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

Lydian's raised 4th with Mixolydian's flat 7th — the natural scale over a 7#11 chord. The 4th mode of melodic minor.

Notes & degrees
E1F♯2G♯3A♯#4B5C♯6Db7
NotesE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D
StepsW – W – W – H – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledLydian b7, Acoustic, Overtone
Piano
EBDF♯G♯A♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯A♯BC♯DEBBC♯DEF♯G♯A♯BGG♯A♯BC♯DEF♯DDEF♯G♯A♯BC♯DAA♯BC♯DEF♯G♯EEF♯G♯A♯BC♯DE

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AA♯BC♯DEF♯G♯EEF♯G♯A♯BC♯DECC♯DEF♯G♯A♯BGG♯A♯BC♯DEF♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IEE7
IIF♯F♯7
iii°G♯dimG♯m7♭5
♯iv°A♯dimA♯m7♭5
vBmBm(maj7)
viC♯mC♯m7
♭VII+DaugDmaj7♯5

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IEIIF♯iii°G♯dim♯iv°A♯dimvBmviC♯m♭VII+Daug
Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE Melodic MinorE DorianE PhrygianE LydianE MixolydianE Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Double Harmonic MajorE Neapolitan Minor
Lydian Dominant on another root
CD♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.