C# lydian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C# lydian scale (1 2 3 #4 5 6 7) on guitar: C# · D# · F · G · G# · A# · C.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C# Lydian
123#4567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C#
· Root
2
D#
· Tension
3
F
· Third
#4
G
· characteristic note
5
G#
· Fifth
6
A#
· Tension
7
C
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C# LydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Notes in key
C# D# F G G# A# C
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 C# lydian scale: C# · D# · F · G · G# · A# · C.