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