This is an excerpt from a original song called “Black Hole” that features the sound of LYDIAN DOMINANT naturally in it’s progression.
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Lydian Dominant is a mode of jazz melodic minor, which is usually an unwieldy sound at first for most rock and metal players (myself included!). Here is one context where this scale fits perfectly, and it’s relatively simple to employ.
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Here’s some info...
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Key: G# minor
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Progression: G#m to E7, then in climbs up the G#m scale (G#m, F#/A#, E/B, C#5), then E to D#7
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Harmony-wise, the G#m is the i chord. The E7 is a bVI dominant 7th chord, and this is where E Lydian Dominant works.
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The key to using E Lydian Dominant over E7 here is TARGET NOTES. The two notes that sound the most like the scale are the b7 (D) and #11 (A#).
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The A# is already in a G# natural minor scale, so it’s pretty simple to employ. For the D note, just play a G# blues scale, but emphasize the b5 (not the natural 5th). And VOILA! You’re now utilizing the “Simpsons Scale!”
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To be clear, you only use E Lydian Dominant over the E7 chord, but there’s enough time to get that flavor before going back to tried and true blues or metal licks.
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If G#m is too tricky, try this in A minor. That progression would be Am to F7, then use F Lydian Dominant over the F7 (emphasizing the notes Eb and B).
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This is a lot to take in. If you read all this, leave a 🍋 in the comment section.
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Please let me know if you’d like a video lesson on this. I’m happy to work one up if it would help.
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As always, let me know if you give it a try and what you come up with. Happy shredding and woodshedding!
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