Guitar · scales and modes
A Lydian scale on guitar
A Lydian has 7 notes: A, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯.
| Note | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
A Lydian on the whole neck
Every A Lydian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".
- A Lydian
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A Lydian in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in A Lydian
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A major arpeggio |
| 2 | B | B major arpeggio |
| 3 | C♯m | C♯ minor arpeggio |
| ♯4 | D♯dim | D♯ diminished arpeggio |
| 5 | E | E major arpeggio |
| 6 | F♯m | F♯ minor arpeggio |
| 7 | G♯m | G♯ minor arpeggio |
Seventh chords in A Lydian
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaj7 | Amaj7 arpeggio · Amaj7 drop 2 · Amaj7 drop 3 · Amaj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 2 | B7 | B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 3 | C♯m7 | C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♯4 | D♯m7♭5 | D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | Emaj7 | Emaj7 arpeggio · Emaj7 drop 2 · Emaj7 drop 3 · Emaj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 6 | F♯m7 | F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 7 | G♯m7 | G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of A Lydian, starting from another root.
Lydian in every key
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