C Lydian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

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

Notes: C D E F# G A B

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-14--16--17-|
B|-12--14--15-|
G|-12--14-----|
D|-11--12--14-|
A|-12--13--15-|
D|-14--16--17-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--5---7-----|
B|--2---3---5-|
G|--2---4---5-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--3---5-----|
D|--4---5---7-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--7---9--10-|
B|--5---7-----|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---5---7-|
A|--5---7---8-|
D|--7---9--10-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|-10--12-----|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---9-----|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|--9--10--12-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-12--14-----|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|-10--12--13-|
D|-12--14-----|

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 2`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 4`
III	Em	E G B	`2 2 2 0 0 2`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 9 8 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 4 5 x`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 4`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
V	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`5 2 0 0 0 5`
V	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`7 7 7 5 5 7`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 12 10 9 10 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 0`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 9 7 7 9`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 2`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`0 0 0 2 1 x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 4`
III	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 2`
III	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 7 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`5 2 0 0 0 4`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 10 9 7 7 9`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 10 12 11 12 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 2`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 7`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 0`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 10 12 11 12 x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 10 7 7 7 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 10 9 11 10 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
VII	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 x`
VII	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
I	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
II	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
II	D	D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
V	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	Bm	B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
II	D7	D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 x x`
IV	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
V	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	D9	D F# A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
III	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
VII	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: C – D – Em – F#dim – G – Am – Bm

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
D|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
A|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: C – D – Em – F#dim – G – Am – Bm

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---|
D|2---0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------|4---2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|0-------------------------------------------------------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|
A|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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