Originally posted by Christoph

I'll attempt to revive this dying thread with the lydian mode -




|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------------------8--------|
|-----------4-6-7/9---9-7----|
|-----4-6-7------------------|
|-5-7------------------------|



Now maybe someone can suggest some chords to go along . . .

a "Maj7(#11)" lends itself really well with lydian, because the #11 is the same as the #4th of the lydian mode. Try playing a Cmaj7(#11)-

|-----------2--------------|
|---------0----------------|
|-------0------------------|
|----2---------------------|
|--3-----------------------|
|x-------------------------|

And play C lydian over that. C Lydian is, of course, the same as E minor. Try tossing this chord into your next Eminor vamp and focusing on C as your root tonality in your solo and it might just turn some heads!