F# Lydian — diatonic chords

Major mode with a #4. Bright, dreamy, otherworldly.

7 chords · one per scale degree

Diatonic triads

I
F#
major
II
G#
major
iii
A#m
minor
iv°
C°
dim
V
C#
major
vi
D#m
minor
vii
Fm
minor

Chord details

DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IF#Major
2IIG#Major
3iiiA#mMinor
4iv°C°Diminished
5VC#Major
6viD#mMinor
7viiFmMinor

Lydian in other keys

CC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B

Scale diagram

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Other scales in F#

F# MajorF# Natural MinorF# Harmonic MinorF# Melodic MinorF# DorianF# Phrygian

About the F# Lydian scale's harmony

The F# Lydian scale produces the following diatonic triads: F#, G#, A#m, C°, C#, D#m, Fm. These chords all use only the notes of the F# Lydian scale. The Roman numerals (I–II–iii–iv°–V–vi–vii) show the function of each chord within the key.