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C Lydian scale on guitar

C Lydian has 7 notes: C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B.

C Lydian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEF♯GAB
Degree123♯4567
Step2221221

C Lydian on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Lydian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D4E4G3A3B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Lydian
Note names
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C Lydian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 153#4567123#4567123#4567123#4567123567123#4567123#4567123#4567123#456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

C Lydian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

C Lydian, position 1, frets 2 to 5#4567123#4567123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E423456
    Position 1: frets 2–5, 17 notes
    C Lydian, position 2, frets 3 to 7567123#4567123#45676E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C Lydian, position 3, frets 5 to 967123#4567123#456716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C Lydian, position 4, frets 8 to 12123#4567123#45671236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Lydian, position 5, frets 10 to 1423#4567123#4567123#46E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C Lydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            2DD major arpeggio
            3EmE minor arpeggio
            ♯4F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            5GG major arpeggio
            6AmA minor arpeggio
            7BmB minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Lydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            2D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            3Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            6Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            7Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of C Lydian, starting from another root.

            Lydian in every key

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