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 Note names A Lydian Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–14, 17 notes ## Triads in A Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 2 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 3 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | ♯4 | D♯dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) | | 5 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 6 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | 7 | G♯m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | ## Seventh chords in A Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Amaj7 | [Amaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) · [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) · [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) · [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | D♯m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Emaj7 | [Emaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7) · [Emaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2) · [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) · [Emaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | G♯m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A Lydian, starting from another root. - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) - [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) - [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) - [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) - [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) ## Lydian in every key - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) - A Lydian - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) - [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A Lydian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-lydian:9:ladder:p1)