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