E Lydian #2: Raised Second on the Open Strings

E, F##, G#, A#, B, C# and D# are the notes of the E Lydian #2 scale. The F## is the raised second, a double sharp that you play as G, and it makes a minor third with the root.

The open E strings and the open B string belong to it, which gives you a stable tonic and fifth to listen against. Its notes are G# harmonic minor starting from the sixth degree. For help choosing where to use it, see which scale fits which chord.

Play the E lydian #2 scale

Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.

Notes of the E lydian #2 scale

NoteDegreeIntervalSemitones from root
E1Root0
F###2Minor 3rd3
G#3Major 3rd4
A##4Tritone6
B5Perfect 5th7
C#6Major 6th9
D#7Major 7th11

Structure

E lydian #2 scale notes:

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

How the lydian #2 scale is built:

The lydian #2 scale is built from the degrees 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 7, which gives the step pattern W+H-H-W-H-W-W-H (W = whole step, H = half step).

Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.

It is mode 6 of the Harmonic Minor Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.

E Lydian #2 Scale Guitar Patterns

Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - On one string (low E)

On one string (low E)

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 1

Box pattern — position 1

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 2

Box pattern — position 2

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 3

Box pattern — position 3

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 4

Box pattern — position 4

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - Box pattern — position 5

Box pattern — position 5

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 1

3 notes per string — position 1

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 2

3 notes per string — position 2

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 3

3 notes per string — position 3

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 4

3 notes per string — position 4

E Lydian #2 Scale scale guitar pattern - 3 notes per string — position 5

3 notes per string — position 5

Chords in the E lydian #2 scale

Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.

DegreeTriadSeventh chord
1 E Emaj7
#2 F##dim (same as Gdim) F##dim7 (same as Gdim7)
3 G#m G#m(maj7)
#4 A#dim A#m7(b5)
5 Baug Bmaj7(b13)
6 C#m C#m7
7 D# D#7

Scales with the same notes as E Lydian #2

These scales use exactly the same notes. Each one starts somewhere else, so the root and the mood change.

ScaleStarts on degreeLearn the scale
G Super Locrian bb7 #2 Super Locrian bb7 Scale
Ab Harmonic Minor 3 Harmonic Minor
Bb Locrian #6 #4 Locrian #6
B Ionian #5 5 Ionian #5
C# Dorian #4 6 Romanian Minor
Eb Phrygian Dominant 7 Spanish Phrygian

Other scales on E

Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.

The lydian #2 scale in other keys

C Lydian #2 C# Lydian #2 D Lydian #2 Eb Lydian #2 E Lydian #2 F Lydian #2 F# Lydian #2 G Lydian #2 Ab Lydian #2 A Lydian #2 Bb Lydian #2 B Lydian #2

All about the lydian #2 scale →

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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher