Piano scale · Modes
F Lydian scale on piano
How to play the F Lydian scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Major with a dreamy raised 4th — a favorite of film composers.
Mode 4 of the major scale: the same notes as C major, starting from its 4th note.
- Notes
- FGABCDE
- Formula
- 123♯4567
- Steps
- WWWHWWH
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handF1G2A3B1C2D3E4F5
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the F Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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