E Lydian Mode – Guitar

A major scale with a raised 4th: dreamy and floating, the film-score and Satriani sound. Here it is in E: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.

Notes in the E lydian mode

E1
F♯2
G♯3
A♯#4
B5
C♯6
D♯7

Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in E major.

E lydian mode on the whole neck

E Lydian Mode on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (E).

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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB

Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.

Box 1 · frets 10–15

E Lydian Mode, box 1

e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-|
B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------|
G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------|
D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------|
A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------|
E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|

Box 2 · frets 1–6

E Lydian Mode, box 2

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

Box 3 · frets 3–8

E Lydian Mode, box 3

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

Box 4 · frets 5–10

E Lydian Mode, box 4

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

Box 5 · frets 8–13

E Lydian Mode, box 5

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

E major backing track

Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.

Slow blues backing track in E major – Beardly Jam Tracks

Songs in E major

These songs are in E major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:

Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Hey Soul Sister – Train
Where Is My Mind – Pixies
Talking To The Moon – Bruno Mars
First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
Need You Now – Lady A (Lady Antebellum)
Dont Stop Believin – Journey
Dont Think Twice Its All Right – Bob Dylan
Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Payphone – Maroon 5
What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction

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Other scales in E

Lydian Mode in other keys

Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.