About this Jam Track:

Practice your fusion guitar improvisation using the Lydian Dominant scale with this fusion guitar backing track. This track works with G Lydian Dominant (D melodic minor). For help soloing over this track, check out the related Tom Quayle guitar course.

Track details:

  • Key: G
  • Tempo: Slow
  • Suggested Scales: Lydian Dominant, Melodic Minor

What Is It and How Can I Use It…The Lydian Dominant Scale

What is it and how can I use it… the Lydian dominant scale. Learn all you need to know about the Lydian dominant scale, and how you can start using it in your fusion guitar improvisation today. In this exciting new series modern fusion guitar improvisation Tom Quayle shows you everything there is to know about the Lydian Dominant scale, one of the most usable modes of the melodic minor scale. From the basic scale fingerings and sounds to more complex extended Lydian dominant arpeggios and chord shapes, Tom will show you everything there is to know about the beautiful scale. From there you'll learn how to use the scale to play guitar solos over static vamps as well as in funk guitar settings, and as a way to spice up your everyday modern blues lead guitar playing to have you sounding like John Scofield or Robben Ford in no time! • Basics of melodic minor • Lydian dominant modal relationship • Scale fingerings • Arpeggios • Static dominant application • Functioning dominant application. TAB Included