F LydianScale
Formula
F Lydian on the chromatic circle
F Lydian is the 4th mode of the Major family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.
F Lydian across the fretboard
Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.
Chords in F Lydian
Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.
Where F Lydian fits
Major with a raised 4th: film scores, dreamy pop and jazz over maj7♯11 chords. At home over the IV chord of a major key.
F Lydian is mode 4 of the major family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:
Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:
Lydian scale in every key
F Lydian scale questions
What notes are in the F Lydian scale?
F G A B C D E. As degrees from the root: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7.
What is the F Lydian scale formula?
1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7, or in steps between the notes, W W W H W W H (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).
How do you play the F Lydian scale on guitar?
This page draws every note of F Lydian up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.
What chords are in the F Lydian scale?
Fmaj7 (I), G7 (II), Am7 (iii), Bm7♭5 (♯iv°), Cmaj7 (V), Dm7 (vi), Em7 (vii).
When is the F Lydian scale used?
Major with a raised 4th: film scores, dreamy pop and jazz over maj7♯11 chords. At home over the IV chord of a major key.