A Lydian Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A Lydian scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C# D# E F# G#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fifth Position

D|--6---7---9--11--13--14--16-|
B|--2---4---6---7-------------|
G|--4---6---8---9-------------|
D|--7---9--10--12-------------|
G|-11--13--14--16-------------|

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--6---7---9--11--13--14--16--18-|
B|--4---6---7---9-----------------|
G|--6---8---9--11-----------------|
D|--9--10--12--14-----------------|
G|-13--14--16--18-----------------|

4NPS - Seventh Position

D|--6---7---9--11--13--14--16--18--19-|
B|--6---7---9--11---------------------|
G|--8---9--11--13---------------------|
D|-10--12--14--16---------------------|
G|-14--16--18--19---------------------|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
II	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 0 4`
II	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 1`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 x`
V	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`

Arpeggios

Chords: A – B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m

D|2-----------6---7-------------------2-----------6---7-----------|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
B|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---|
G|2---6-----------------------6---2---2---6-----------------------|11------------------11------------------11------------------11--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-----------------------------------7---------------------------|9-------------------9-------------------9-------------------9---|

D|--------------------14------------------------------------------|--------------------4---7---4-----------------------------------|
B|9-----------12--14------14--10--------------9-----------12--14--|4-----------2---4---------------4-------------------4-----------|
G|9---9---13----------------------13--9-------9---9---13----------|2-------2---------------------------4---2-----------2-------2---|
D|11--------------------------------------11--11------------------|1---4---------------------------------------4---1---1---4-------|
G|11------------------------------------------11------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------13--16--13----------------------------------|2-----------6---7-------------------2-----------6---7-----------|
B|7-----------10--12--------------12------------------7-----------|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|
G|8-------11--------------------------13--11----------8-------11--|2---6-----------------------6---2---2---6-----------------------|
D|9---13--------------------------------------13--9---9---13------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9---------------------------------------------------9-----------|7-----------------------------------7---------------------------|

D|--------------------9-------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------7---9-------9---5---------------4-----------7---9---|
G|4---4---8-----------------------8---4-------4---4---8-----------|
D|6---------------------------------------6---6-------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------6-------------------|

Walks

Chords: A – B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m

D|--------------------------------6-------------------------------|----------------4-------6-----------------------4-------6-------|
B|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|0-------4-----------------------0-------4-----------------------|
G|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------12--10--------------------------|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|
G|--------9-------13--------------------------13----------9-------|----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|
D|11--------------------------------------------------------------|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------6-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10------------------------------|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|
G|----------------11------13----------13------11------------------|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|
D|9-------13----------------------------------------------13------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5-------7---5---------------------------|
G|--------4-------8---------------------------8-----------4-------|
D|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`6 2 2 0 2`
I	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`6 2 2 0 6`
I	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`6 2 6 0 2`
I	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`6 2 6 0 6`
II	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
II	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 1`
II	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 6 0 4`
II	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 6 0 7`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 4 2 1`
III	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 4 2 2`
IV	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
IV	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
IV	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
IV	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 4`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 1 4 4`
V	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 4 2`
VI	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
VI	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 4`
VI	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`6 4 1 2 2`
VI	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 4`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`6 6 2 0 4`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 6 2 0 4`

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