C♯ Lydian Scale
The C♯ Lydian scale contains 7 notes: C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯, A♯, B♯.
C♯ Lydian scale on the piano
حقائق أساسية
- Scale type
- Lydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- الصيغة
- W–W–W–H–W–W–H
- Parent scale
- A♭ كبير (Major) (degree 4)
What is the Lydian scale?
Lydian is the fourth mode of the major scale — a major scale with a raised fourth. The raised fourth removes the pull of the perfect fourth and leaves a floating, open sound used constantly in film scoring.
C♯ Lydian uses the same notes as A♭ كبير (Major), started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
C♯ Lydian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of C♯ Lydian
| الدرجة | النغمة | البُعد | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D♯ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | E♯ | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | F♯♯ | TT | 6 |
| 5 | G♯ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | A♯ | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | B♯ | M7 | 11 |
Chords in C♯ Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of C♯ Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on C♯
Every scale type that starts on C♯, for comparison.
- C♯ major
- C♯ Dorian
- C♯ Phrygian
- C♯ Mixolydian
- C♯ Locrian
- C♯ Harmonic Minor
- C♯ Melodic Minor
- C♯ Harmonic Major
- C♯ Hungarian Minor
- C♯ Phrygian Dominant
- C♯ Lydian Dominant
- C♯ Major Pentatonic
- C♯ Minor Pentatonic
- C♯ Blues
- C♯ Whole Tone
- C♯ Chromatic
- C♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- C♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- C♯ Bebop Dominant
- C♯ Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
الأسئلة الشائعة
What notes are in the C♯ Lydian scale?
The C♯ Lydian scale has 7 notes: C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯, A♯, B♯.
What is the formula for the C♯ Lydian scale?
The C♯ Lydian scale follows the step pattern W–W–W–H–W–W–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is C♯ Lydian derived from?
C♯ Lydian is the mode of A♭ كبير (Major) that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the C♯ Lydian scale?
The triads built from the C♯ Lydian scale are C♯, D♯, E♯m, F♯♯dim, G♯, A♯m, B♯m.
