F♯ Lydian ♭3Scale

Formula

W H 1½ H W W H 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7
The family

F♯ Lydian ♭3 on the chromatic circle

F♯ Lydian ♭3 is the 4th mode of the Harmonic major family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W H W H 1½ H 5 C♯I Harmonic major 6 D♯II Dorian ♭5 7 E♯III Phrygian ♭4 1 F♯IV Lydian ♭3 2 G♯V Mixolydian ♭2 ♭3 AVI Lydian augmented ♯2 ♯4 B♯VII Locrian 𝄫7 F♯ Lydian ♭3
The whole neck

F♯ Lydian ♭3 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.

3 5 7 9 12 15 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 6 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 7 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 1
Harmony

Chords in F♯ Lydian ♭3

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
iF♯m(maj7)F♯ A C♯ E♯
IIG♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯
♭III+Amaj7♯5A C♯ E♯ G♯
♯iv°B♯°7B♯ D♯ F♯ A
VC♯maj7C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯
vi°D♯m7♭5D♯ F♯ A C♯
viiE♯m7E♯ G♯ B♯ D♯
Context

Where F♯ Lydian ♭3 fits

Over minor-major 7♯11 chords: a rare jazz colour.

F♯ Lydian ♭3 is mode 4 of the harmonic 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 ♭3 scale in every key

F♯ Lydian ♭3 scale questions

What notes are in the F♯ Lydian ♭3 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 ♭3 scale formula?

1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7, or in steps between the notes, W H 1½ 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 ♭3 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F♯ Lydian ♭3 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 ♭3 scale?

F♯m(maj7) (i), G♯7 (II), Amaj7♯5 (♭III+), B♯°7 (♯iv°), C♯maj7 (V), D♯m7♭5 (vi°), E♯m7 (vii).

When is the F♯ Lydian ♭3 scale used?

Over minor-major 7♯11 chords: a rare jazz colour.