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# · C · D · E · F · G · A.
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
C
· Tension
3
D
· Third
#4
E
· characteristic note
5
F
· Fifth
6
G
· Tension
7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
A# LydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Notes in key
A# C D E F G A
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# · C · D · E · F · G · A.