D Lydian scale
It has 7 notes: D E F# G# A B C#. Formula: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | D | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 2 (3), 4 (#4), 5 (5)
- B: 2 (7), 3 (1), 5 (2)
- G: 1 (#4), 2 (5), 4 (6)
- D: 2 (2), 4 (3)
- A: 2 (6), 4 (7), 5 (1)
- E: 2 (3), 4 (#4), 5 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (#4), 5 (5), 7 (6)
- B: 5 (2), 7 (3)
- G: 4 (6), 6 (7), 7 (1)
- D: 4 (3), 6 (#4), 7 (5)
- A: 4 (7), 5 (1), 7 (2)
- E: 4 (#4), 5 (5), 7 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 7 (6), 9 (7), 10 (1)
- B: 7 (3), 9 (#4), 10 (5)
- G: 6 (7), 7 (1), 9 (2)
- D: 6 (#4), 7 (5), 9 (6)
- A: 7 (2), 9 (3)
- E: 7 (6), 9 (7), 10 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
- B: 9 (#4), 10 (5), 12 (6)
- G: 9 (2), 11 (3)
- D: 9 (6), 11 (7), 12 (1)
- A: 9 (3), 11 (#4), 12 (5)
- E: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (2), 14 (3), 16 (#4)
- B: 12 (6), 14 (7), 15 (1)
- G: 11 (3), 13 (#4), 14 (5)
- D: 11 (7), 12 (1), 14 (2)
- A: 11 (#4), 12 (5), 14 (6)
- E: 10 (1), 12 (2), 14 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 12 (2), 14 (3)
- B: 12 (6), 14 (7), 15 (1)
- G: 11 (3), 13 (#4), 14 (5)
- D: 11 (7), 12 (1), 14 (2)
- A: 11 (#4), 12 (5), 14 (6)
- E: 12 (2), 14 (3)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.