G Lydian Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes: G A B C# D E F#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---9--11--12--14--16-|
B|--2---4---5---7---------|
G|--4---6---7---9---------|
D|--7---8--10--12---------|
G|-11--12--14--16---------|

4NPS - Seventh Position

D|--7---9--11--12--14--16--17-|
B|--4---5---7---9-------------|
G|--6---7---9--11-------------|
D|--8--10--12--14-------------|
G|-12--14--16--17-------------|

4NPS - First Position

D|--7---9--11--12--14--16--17--19-|
B|--5---7---9--11-----------------|
G|--7---9--11--12-----------------|
D|-10--12--14--15-----------------|
G|-14--16--17--19-----------------|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
II	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
II	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
III	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
IV	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
IV	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
IV	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 2`
IV	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 x x`
V	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 0`
V	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
V	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
VII	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`

Arpeggios

Chords: G – A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m

D|--------------------4---7---4-----------------------------------|2-----------5---7-------------------2-----------5---7-----------|
B|3-----------2---3---------------3-------------------3-----------|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|
G|2-------2---------------------------4---2-----------2-------2---|2---6-----------------------6---2---2---6-----------------------|
D|0---4---------------------------------------4---0---0---4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|7-----------------------------------7---------------------------|

D|--------------------12------------------------------------------|2-------------------5-----------------------2-------------------|
B|7-----------10--12------12--8---------------7-----------10--12--|0-----------3---5-------5---2---------------0-----------3---5---|
G|7---7---11----------------------11--7-------7---7---11----------|0---0---4-----------------------4---0-------0---0---4-----------|
D|9---------------------------------------9---9-------------------|2---------------------------------------2---2-------------------|
G|9-------------------------------------------9-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------5---9---5-----------------------2-----------|2-------------------5-----------------------2-------------------|
B|0-----------3---5---------------5-------------------0-----------|0-----------3---5-------5---2---------------0-----------3---5---|
G|0-------4---------------------------6---4-----------0-------4---|0---0---4-----------------------4---0-------0---0---4-----------|
D|2---5---------------------------------------5---2---2---5-------|2---------------------------------------2---2-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Walks

Chords: G – A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m

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

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8-------10--8---------------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
G|--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
D|9---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
G|----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
D|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
II	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
II	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
II	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
II	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
IV	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
IV	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
IV	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
IV	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 3 4`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 4 2 0 0`
II	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
II	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
II	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 4 2 2`
II	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 4 2 x`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 0`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 0 2 2 4`
III	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 0 4 2 0`
IV	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0`
IV	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 0`
IV	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 0 0 2`
IV	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 0 0 2`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
V	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 4`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
VII	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
VII	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
VII	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 4 0 2 2`
VII	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 4 2 2 2`

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