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The Lydian scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7, step pattern W–W–W–H–W–W–H. In C it is C D E F♯ G A B. It is the scale for major-seventh chords that are not the tonic — the IV chord, or any maj7♯11. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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Lydian — pick your key and instrument.

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CC D E F♯ G A BC Lydian scale (C D E F♯ G A B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♭D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ CD♭ Lydian scale (D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F♯ G♯ A B C♯D Lydian scale (D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G A B♭ C DE♭ Lydian scale (E♭ F G A B♭ C D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯E Lydian scale (E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A B C D EF Lydian scale (F G A B C D E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♭G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ FG♭ Lydian scale (G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B C♯ D E F♯G Lydian scale (G A B C♯ D E F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F GA♭ Lydian scale (A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯A Lydian scale (A B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D E F G AB♭ Lydian scale (B♭ C D E F G A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯B Lydian scale (B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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Major (Ionian)DorianPhrygianMixolydianAeolian (natural minor)LocrianMelodic minorHarmonic minorLydian dominantAlteredWhole toneDiminished (half–whole)Diminished (whole–half)Major pentatonicMinor pentatonicBlues