Guitar scale · Modes
C♯ Lydian scale on guitar
Every position of the C♯ Lydian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Major with a dreamy raised 4th — a favorite of film composers.
Mode 4 of the major scale: the same notes as G♯ major, starting from its 4th note.
- Notes
- C♯D♯E♯F𝄪G♯A♯B♯
- Formula
- 123♯4567
- Steps
- WWWHWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 9–15, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|----------------------------10-12-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------10-11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C♯ Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
iii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
♯iv°
F𝄪dim
F𝄪m7♭5
F𝄪 A♯ C♯
vii
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
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