Guitar · scales and modes # F Lydian scale on guitar F Lydian has 7 notes: F, G, A, B, C, D, E. | Note | F | G | A | B | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## F Lydian on the whole neck Every F 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". F Lydian Note names F Lydian Degrees ## F Lydian in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a F falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 7–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in F Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 2 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 3 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | ♯4 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | 5 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | 6 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 7 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | ## Seventh chords in F Lydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fmaj7 | [Fmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) · [Fmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) · [Fmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) · [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | G7 | [G7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7) · [G7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2) · [G7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-3) · [G7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | Bm7♭5 | [Bm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7b5) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2) · [Bm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-3) · [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Cmaj7 | [Cmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cmaj7) · [Cmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2) · [Cmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) · [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of F Lydian, starting from another root. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-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 - [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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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 F 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:5:ladder:p1)