A Lydian scale
Major mode with a #4. Bright, dreamy, otherworldly.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A
R
B
2
C#
3
D#
♭5
E
5
F#
6
G#
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A Lydian scale across the neck.
Lydian in other keys
About the A Lydian scale
The A Lydian scale contains the notes A, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – ♭5 – 5 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A Lydian scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A); outlined dots are other scale tones.