The A Lydian scale
All notes of the A Lydian scale: A, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#. Major with a raised fourth. Floating and open; common in film music.
Lydian is one of the seven modes — what a mode is, with all seven to listen to.
The notes
- 1A
- 2B
- 3C#
- 4D#
- 5E
- 6F#
- 7G#
Steps in semitones: 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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