A Lydian mode on piano
The Lydian mode is a major scale with a raised fourth. Its dreamy, floating color is loved in film music and by guitarists like Joe Satriani.
On the keyboard
Numbers above the keys are the scale degrees; the root is filled.
Notes of the scale
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | root |
| 2 | B | major second |
| 3 | C♯ (C sharp) | major third |
| 4 | D♯ (D sharp) | augmented fourth |
| 5 | E | perfect fifth |
| 6 | F♯ (F sharp) | major sixth |
| 7 | G♯ (G sharp) | major seventh |
Steps between notes: W – W – W – H – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)
This mode uses the same notes as the E major scale, starting from another degree.
Chords of the scale
Triads built on each degree:
Other A scales
- Major
- Minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Mixolydian
- Locrian