Fis Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Fis Lydian scale on the piano

Fis – Gis – Ais – His – Cis – Dis – Eis

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Scale type: Lydian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–W–W–H–W–W–H
Parent scale: Cis Dur (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.

Fis Lydian uses the same notes as Cis Dur, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Fis 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 Fis Lydian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Fis	P1	0
2	Gis	M2	2
3	Ais	M3	4
4	His	TT	6
5	Cis	P5	7
6	Dis	M6	9
7	Eis	M7	11

Chords in Fis Lydian

These are the triads built on each degree of Fis Lydian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on Fis

Every scale type that starts on Fis, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

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What notes are in the Fis Lydian scale?

The Fis Lydian scale has 7 notes: Fis, Gis, Ais, His, Cis, Dis, Eis.

What is the formula for the Fis Lydian scale?

The Fis 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 Fis Lydian derived from?

Fis Lydian is the mode of Cis Dur that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Fis Lydian scale?

The triads built from the Fis Lydian scale are Fis, Gis, Aism, Hisdim, Cis, Dism, Eism.