A lydian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A lydian scale (1 2 3 #4 5 6 7) on guitar: A · B · C# · D# · E · F# · G#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A Lydian
123#4567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A
· Root
2
B
· Tension
3
C#
· Third
#4
D#
· characteristic note
5
E
· Fifth
6
F#
· Tension
7
G#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
A LydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Notes in key
A B C# D# E F# G#
Typical use
Over maj7; dreamy #4.
Lydian
Lydian is the fourth mode of the major scale: a major scale with a raised fourth instead of a perfect fourth. That #4 is the mode's characteristic note, giving it a suspended, dreamy sound widely used over maj7 chords.
Notes of the A lydian scale: A · B · C# · D# · E · F# · G#.