Modes
B♭ Lydian scale
Major with a dreamy raised 4th — a favorite of film composers.
Mode 4 of the major scale: the same notes as F major, starting from its 4th note.
- Notes
- B♭CDEFGA
- Formula
- 123♯4567
- Steps
- WWWHWWH
How to play the B♭ Lydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-11----------| G|----------------------------7--9--10-------------------| D|-------------------7--8--10----------------------------| A|----------7--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 6–12
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B♭ Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
