Modes
F Lydian scale
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
How to play the F Lydian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-6-------| G|-------------------2-4-5-------------| D|-------------2-3-5-------------------| A|-------2-3-5-------------------------| E|-1-3-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 1–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the F Lydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
