E Lydian Minor Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram

E Lydian Minor in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals

The E Lydian Minor scale is a unique scale that blends Lydian brightness with a layer of minor-key melancholy. On Guitar, the notes are E, F#, G#, A#, B, C, D. It provides a sophisticated, bittersweet color that is perfect for modern film scores and emotive jazz solos. Commonly used in Film Scores, Jazz, Progressive. Notable players include Danny Elfman, Brad Mehldau. Use over m7#11 chords. A specialized color for emotive jazz and cinematic passages that need emotional complexity.

Notes: E, F#, G#, A#, B, C, D

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7m

Degrees: 1 2 3 #4 5 b6 b7

Formula: W-W-W-H-H-W-W

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

E Lydian Minor in Standard Tuning
E Lydian Minor in Drop D
E Lydian Minor in DADGAD
E Lydian Minor in Open G
E Lydian Minor in 7-string
E Lydian Minor in 8-string
E Lydian Minor in Drop C
E Lydian Minor in Drop B
E Lydian Minor in Open D
E Lydian Minor in Half Step Down
E Lydian Minor in Open E
E Lydian Minor in Open A
E Lydian Minor in Double Drop D
E Lydian Minor in Open C

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