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

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

CAGED - A Shape

d|--7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--4---6---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--5---7-----|
D|--6---7---9-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--9--11--12-|
B|--7---9-----|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--7---9--10-|
D|--9--11--12-|

CAGED - E Shape

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

3NPS - First Position

d|-12--14--16-|
B|-11--12--14-|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-11--13--14-|
A|-12--14--15-|
D|-14--16--18-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 4`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`2 2 2 4 3 x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`x 7 9 7 9 x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`x 7 6 7 5 x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 4`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 7 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 12 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 12 11 9 9 11`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 2`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 12 9 9 9 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 12 11 13 12 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 7 9 7 9 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
I	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
I	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
I	D	D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
II	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
II	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 9`
II	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
V	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 x x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
II	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
III	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

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

d|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|
D|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
G|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------|
D|4---2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|5---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|4---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2-------------------------------------------------------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|
A|4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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