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

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--2---4---5-|
B|--2---4---5-|
G|--2---4-----|
D|--1---2---4-|
A|--2---3---5-|
E|--2---4---5-|

CAGED - A Shape

d |--7---9-----|
A |--4---5---7-|
Gb|--4---6---7-|
D |--5---7---8-|
A |--7---9-----|
D |--6---7---9-|

CAGED - G Shape

d |--9--11--12-|
A |--7---9-----|
Gb|--6---7---9-|
D |--7---8--10-|
A |--9--11--12-|
D |--9--11--12-|

CAGED - E Shape

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

CAGED - D Shape

d |-14--16-----|
A |-11--12--14-|
Gb|-11--12--14-|
D |-12--14--15-|
A |-14--16--17-|
D |-14--16-----|

3NPS - First Position

d |-12--14--16-|
A |-11--12--14-|
Gb|-11--12--14-|
D |-12--14--15-|
A |-14--16--17-|
D |-14--16--18-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`0 0 0 0 0 0`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 3 5 x`
I	D	D F# A	`0 0 0 3 x x`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 7 8 5 x`
II	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 2 2 2`
II	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 5 7 x`
II	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 5 x x`
II	E	E G# B	`x 7 9 10 7 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 12 9 x`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 2 2 0`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 2 5 0`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 2 5 x`
IV	G#dim	G# B D	`6 5 0 5 5 0`
V	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 3 0 x`
V	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 7 7 7`
V	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
V	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 10 x x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 0`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 5 2 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 5 4 5 5 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 2`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 7 4 x`
VII	C#m	C# E G#	`x 7 6 7 7 x`

Arpeggios

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

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

d |------------------------11--14--12------------------------------|0-----------4---6-------------------0-----------4---6-----------|
A |9-------------------12--------------14--11----------------------|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|
Gb|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--8---------------|2---5-----------------------5---2---2---5-----------------------|
D |7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|18----------------------------------18--------------------------|
A |9-------------------------------------------------------11--9---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Walks

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

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------10--8---------------------------|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D |--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |9---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 7`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 9 7 7 9 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 12 11 12 12 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 12 11 12 x x`
II	E7	E G# B D	`2 2 0 2 2 0`
II	E7	E G# B D	`2 2 0 2 2 2`
II	E7	E G# B D	`2 2 2 2 2 0`
II	E7	E G# B D	`2 2 0 2 2 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 12 11 10 12 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 0`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 2 0 0 2 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 5 4 5 5 x`
IV	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 5 4 5 x x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 2`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 4 2 2 4 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 7 6 7 7 x`
V	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 7 6 7 x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 3 5 x`
VII	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 7 6 5 7 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dmaj7 – E7 – F#m7 – G#m7b5 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – C#m7

d |------------------------11--14--12------------------------------|------------------------------------6---------------------------|
A |9-------------------12--------------14--11----------------------|----------------------------5---7-------7---4-------------------|
Gb|7-----------10--12--------------------------10--8---------------|--------------------2---5-----------------------5---2-----------|
D |7---7---11------------------------------------------9-----------|2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|
A |9-------------------------------------------------------11--9---|2-------2---------------------------------------------------4---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

d |------------------------9---12--11------------------------------|
A |7-------------------11--------------12--9-----------------------|
Gb|5-----------8---10--------------------------8---7---------------|
D |6---6---9-------------------------------------------7-----------|
A |7-------------------------------------------------------9---7---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dmaj7 – E7 – F#m7 – G#m7b5 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – C#m7

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------8-------10--8---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------7-------11--------------------------11----------7-------|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
A |9---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------10------12------14--12------10------------------|------------------------2-------3---2---------------------------|
D |--------11----------------------------------------------11------|--------0-------4---------------------------4-----------0-------|
A |12--------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------7-------8---7---------------------------|
D |--------6-------9---------------------------9-----------6-------|
A |7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 0 3 4 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 0`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 2`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`0 0 2 0 4 4`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`6 0 0 0 0 0`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`6 0 0 0 0 4`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`6 0 0 0 0 6`
IV	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`6 0 0 0 5 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 4`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 4 3 4 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 2 0 3 4 x`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 4 0 2 2 0`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 4 0 2 2 2`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 4 2 2 2 0`
VII	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 4 0 2 2 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dmaj9 – G#m7b5b9 – Bm9 – C#m7b9

d |------------------------------------6---------------------------|------------------------------------11--------------------------|
A |----------------------------5---7-------7---4-------------------|----------------------------11--12------12--9-------------------|
Gb|--------------------2---5-----------------------5---2-----------|3-------------------7---10----------------------10--7-----------|
D |2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|2-----------6---7---------------------------------------7-------|
A |2-------2---------------------------------------------------4---|4-------7---------------------------------------------------9---|
D |2---6-----------------------------------------------------------|7---11----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Walks

Chords: Dmaj9 – G#m7b5b9 – Bm9 – C#m7b9

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------------------------------|--------------------------------6-------------------------------|
A |----------------2-------4-----------4-------2-------------------|----------------7-------9-----------9-------7-------------------|
D |2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|7-------11----------------------------------------------11------|

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

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