As Lydian Scale
The As Lydian scale contains 7 notes: As, B, C, D, Es, F, G.
As Lydian scale on the piano
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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.
As Lydian uses the same notes as Es Dur, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
As 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 As Lydian
| Trin | Node | Interval | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | B | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | C | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | D | TT | 6 |
| 5 | Es | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | F | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | G | M7 | 11 |
Chords in As Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of As Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on As
Every scale type that starts on As, for comparison.
- A♭ major
- As Dorian
- As Phrygian
- As Mixolydian
- As Locrian
- As Harmonic Minor
- As Melodic Minor
- As Harmonic Major
- As Hungarian Minor
- As Phrygian Dominant
- As Lydian Dominant
- As Major Pentatonic
- As Minor Pentatonic
- As Blues
- As Whole Tone
- As Chromatic
- As Half-Whole Diminished
- As Whole-Half Diminished
- As Bebop Dominant
- As Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
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What notes are in the As Lydian scale?
The As Lydian scale has 7 notes: As, B, C, D, Es, F, G.
What is the formula for the As Lydian scale?
The As 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 As Lydian derived from?
As Lydian is the mode of Es Dur that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the As Lydian scale?
The triads built from the As Lydian scale are As, B, Cm, Ddim, Es, Fm, Gm.
