Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Lydian Dominant scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D Lydian Dominant 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 Dominant, C shape: the box around the C-shape D chord, taken from the E box of A Melodic Minor.
C shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |----5-----7---| E |-4--5-----7---|
D Lydian Dominant, A shape: the box around the A-shape D chord, taken from the E box of A Melodic Minor.
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |----5-----7---| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |----5-----7---| E |-4--5-----7---|
D Lydian Dominant, G shape: the box around the G-shape D chord, taken from the D box of A Melodic Minor.
G shape tab (6-10) e |----7--8----10| B |----7-----9-10| G |----7-----9---| D |-6--7-----9---| A |----7-----9---| E |----7--8----10|
D Lydian Dominant, E shape: the box around the E-shape D chord, taken from the C box of A Melodic Minor.
E shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |-9-10----12---| G |-9----11------| D |-9-10----12---| A |-9----11-12---| E |---10----12---|
D Lydian Dominant, D shape: the box around the D-shape D chord, taken from the A box of A Melodic Minor.
D shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |---12-13----15| G |11----13-14---| D |---12----14---| A |11-12----14---| E |---12----14---|