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