Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Lydian Augmented scale (3rd mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D Lydian Augmented Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
D Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape D chord, taken from the A box of B Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (1-5) e |----2-----4---| B |----2--3-----5| G |-1-----3--4---| D |----2-----4---| A |-1--2-----4---| E |----2-----4---|
D Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape D chord, taken from the E box of B Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (6-10) e |-6--7-----9---| B |----7-----9---| G |-6--7-----9---| D |-6-----8--9---| A |----7-----9---| E |-6--7-----9---|
D Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape D chord, taken from the E box of B Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (6-10) e |-6--7-----9---| B |----7-----9---| G |-6--7-----9---| D |-6-----8--9---| A |----7-----9---| E |-6--7-----9---|
D Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape D chord, taken from the C box of B Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |11-12----14---| G |11----13------| D |11-12----14---| A |11----13-14---| E |---12----14---|
D Lydian Augmented (3rd Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape D chord, taken from the C box of B Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |11-12----14---| G |11----13------| D |11-12----14---| A |11----13-14---| E |---12----14---|