G flat Lydian mode on ukulele

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 whole neck

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Position from fret 5

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Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1G♭ (G flat)root
2A♭ (A flat)major second
3B♭ (B flat)major third
4Caugmented fourth
5D♭ (D flat)perfect fifth
6E♭ (E flat)major sixth
7Fmajor 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 D flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. G♭I
  2. A♭II
  3. B♭miii
  4. Cdimiv°
  5. D♭V
  6. E♭mvi
  7. Fmvii

Other G♭ scales

The same scale in other keys