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

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--6---8---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--3---4---6-|
A|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--9--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9-----|
D|--6---7---9-|

CAGED - G Shape

E|-11--13--14-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|

CAGED - E Shape

E|--2---4-|
B|--1---2-|
G|--1---2-|
D|--1-----|
A|--0---2-|
D|--0---2-|

CAGED - D Shape

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 0`
I	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 x`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`4 4 4 3 2 2`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`4 4 4 3 2 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 6 4 4 4`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 7`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`1 1 1 3 4 2`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`1 1 4 3 4 2`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 7`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`4 4 4 6 5 6`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`4 4 4 6 5 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 9 8 7 6`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 14 11 12 11`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 1 0 2`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 0 2`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 4 4 2`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 11 11 9`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 14 11 11 11 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
I	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 7`
I	E	E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 11 11 9`
II	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 13 12 11`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 14 13 11 x x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VII	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x x 11 11 11`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 9 9 11`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
IV	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
V	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 11 11 11`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
II	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x x 11 11 11`
III	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
IV	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
V	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

E|0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|
G|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|
D|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|4---4---8-------4---4---8-------4---4---8-------4---4---8-------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---|
A|1-------2-------1-------2-------1-------2-------1-------2-------|
D|1---6-----------1---6-----------1---6-----------1---6-----------|

Three Note Runs

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

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

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------------------------------------------5-------5---7---5---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------3-------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|
A|2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|1-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
A|1-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
D|1---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|

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