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B lydian scale for guitar

Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B lydian scale (1 2 3 #4 5 6 7) on guitar: B · C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A#.

Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Lydian
123#4567
E
B
G
D
A
E
FF#G#A#BC#D#FF#BC#D#FF#G#A#BC#G#A#BC#D#FF#G#A#D#FF#G#A#BC#D#FA#BC#D#FF#G#A#BFF#G#A#BC#D#FF#35791512
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Legend

1
B
· Root
2
C#
· Tension
3
D#
· Third
#4
F
· characteristic note
5
F#
· Fifth
6
G#
· Tension
7
A#
· Seventh

Scale sheet

B Lydian
Formula (degrees)
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Notes in key
B C# D# F 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 B lydian scale: B · C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A#.