The Bb Lydian scale
All notes of the Bb Lydian scale: Bb, C, D, E, F, G, A. 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
- 1Bb
- 2C
- 3D
- 4E
- 5F
- 6G
- 7A
Steps in semitones: 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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