A Lydian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Open D Tuning)

The A Lydian scale on guitar: 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: Open D Guitar (D A D Gb A D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--9--11--12-|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--10--12-|
E|--9--11--12-|

CAGED - A Shape

d |-14--16-----|
A |-11--12--14-|
Gb|-11--13--14-|
D |-12--14--15-|
A |-14--16-----|
D |-13--14--16-|

CAGED - G Shape

d |--4---6---7-|
A |--2---4-----|
Gb|--1---2---4-|
D |--2---3---5-|
A |--4---6---7-|
D |--4---6---7-|

CAGED - E Shape

d |--7---9-----|
A |--4---6---7-|
Gb|--4---6---7-|
D |--5---7-----|
A |--6---7---9-|
D |--6---7---9-|

CAGED - D Shape

d |--9--11-----|
A |--6---7---9-|
Gb|--6---7---9-|
D |--7---9--10-|
A |--9--11--12-|
D |--9--11-----|

3NPS - First Position

d |--7---9--11-|
A |--6---7---9-|
Gb|--6---7---9-|
D |--7---9--10-|
A |--9--11--12-|
D |--9--11--13-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 3 0 x`
I	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 7 7 7`
I	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
I	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 10 x x`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 2 1 0 2 x`
II	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 5 2 x`
II	B	B D# F#	`9 9 9 9 9 9`
II	B	B D# F#	`9 9 9 12 x x`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 2`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 x`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 7 4 x`
III	C#m	C# E G#	`x 7 6 7 7 x`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`1 0 1 0 0 1`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`1 0 1 0 0 x`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`1 0 1 0 x x`
IV	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 1 0 0 1`
V	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 2 2 2`
V	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 5 7 x`
V	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 5 x x`
V	E	E G# B	`x 7 9 10 7 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 12 9 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 9 9 11 9`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 9 9 11 x`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 13 14 11 x`
VII	G#m	G# B D#	`x 2 1 2 2 x`

Arpeggios

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

d |----------------------------6---7---4---------------------------|------------------------4---7---6-------------------------------|
A |--------------------4---7---------------7---4-------------------|2-------------------6---------------7---4-----------------------|
Gb|3-----------2---3-------------------------------3---------------|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---2---------------|
D |2-------2-------------------------------------------4---2-------|1---1---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |0---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|
D |11--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------6---9---7-------------------------------|------------------------------------6---------------------------|
A |4-------------------7---------------9---6-----------------------|----------------------------6---7-------7---4-------------------|
Gb|2-----------5---7---------------------------5---3---------------|--------------------2---5-----------------------5---2-----------|
D |2---2---6-------------------------------------------4-----------|2-----------1---2---------------------------------------2-------|
A |4-------------------------------------------------------6---4---|2-------2---------------------------------------------------4---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6-----------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------------7---------------------------|------------------------11--14--13------------------------------|
A |----------------------------7---9-------9---6-------------------|9-------------------12--------------14--11----------------------|
Gb|--------------------3---7-----------------------7---3-----------|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--9---------------|
D |4-----------2---4---------------------------------------4-------|7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|
A |0-------4---------------------------------------------------6---|9-------------------------------------------------------11--9---|
D |4---7-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------13--16--14------------------------------|
A |11------------------14--------------16--12----------------------|
Gb|9-----------12--14--------------------------12--10--------------|
D |9---9---13------------------------------------------11----------|
A |11------------------------------------------------------12--11--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
D |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|--------1-------4---------------------------4-----------1-------|
A |0-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------3-------5---3---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------2-------6---------------------------6-----------2-------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
A |4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------9-------10--9---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------2-------------------------------|--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|
A |----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |4-------7-----------------------------------------------7-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------10------12--10--------------------------|
D |--------9-------13--------------------------13----------9-------|
A |11--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 2`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 x`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 7 6 7 7 x`
I	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 7 6 7 x x`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 0 0 1`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 0 0 x`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 3 0 1`
II	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 3 0 x`
III	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 7 6 5 7 x`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
IV	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 12 11 12 x x`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 2 2 x`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 2 1 2 x x`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 2 2 1`
V	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
VII	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 2 1 0 2 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Amaj7 – B7 – C#m7 – D#m7b5 – Emaj7 – F#m7 – G#m7

d |------------------------6---9---7-------------------------------|------------------------4---7---6-------------------------------|
A |4-------------------7---------------9---6-----------------------|2-------------------6---------------7---4-----------------------|
Gb|2-----------5---7---------------------------5---3---------------|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---2---------------|
D |2---2---6-------------------------------------------4-----------|1---1---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |4-------------------------------------------------------6---4---|2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------9---------------------------------------|------------------------11--14--13------------------------------|
A |7---------------7---11------11--7-------------------7-----------|9-------------------12--------------14--11----------------------|
Gb|5-------5---9-----------------------7---5-----------5-------5---|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--9---------------|
D |6---6---------------------------------------6-------6---6-------|7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|
A |7-----------------------------------------------7---7-----------|9-------------------------------------------------------11--9---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------4---7---6-------------------------------|------------------------14--------------------------------------|
A |2-------------------6---------------7---4-----------------------|12--------------12--16------16--12------------------12----------|
Gb|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---2---------------|10------10--14----------------------12--10----------10------10--|
D |1---1---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|11--11--------------------------------------11------11--11------|
A |2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|12----------------------------------------------12--12----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------4---7---6-------------------------------|
A |2-------------------6---------------7---4-----------------------|
Gb|0-----------3---5---------------------------3---2---------------|
D |1---1---4-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |2-------------------------------------------------------4---2---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Amaj7 – B7 – C#m7 – D#m7b5 – Emaj7 – F#m7 – G#m7

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------3-------5---3---------------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
D |--------2-------6---------------------------6-----------2-------|--------1-------4---------------------------4-----------1-------|
A |4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------5-------7-------9---7-------5-------------------|------------------------9-------10--9---------------------------|
D |--------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|
A |7---------------------------------------------------------------|9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|----------------10------12------14--12------10------------------|
D |--------1-------4---------------------------4-----------1-------|--------11----------------------------------------------11------|
A |2---------------------------------------------------------------|12--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
D |--------1-------4---------------------------4-----------1-------|
A |2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`6 0 4 0 6 4`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`6 0 4 0 6 6`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`6 0 4 3 6 4`
VII	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`6 0 4 3 6 6`

Arpeggios

Chords: G#m7b9

d |------------------------------------9---------------------------|
A |----------------------------9---11------11--7-------------------|
Gb|2-------------------5---9-----------------------9---5-----------|
D |1-----------4---6---------------------------------------6-------|
A |2-------6---------------------------------------------------7---|
D |6---9-----------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: G#m7b9

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
A |----------------6-------7-----------7-------6-------------------|
D |6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|

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