Gis Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Gis Lydian scale on the piano

Gis – Ais – His – C♯♯ – Dis – Eis – F♯♯

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Scale type: Lydian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–W–W–H–W–W–H
Parent scale: Es 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.

Gis 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.

Gis 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 Gis Lydian

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

Chords in Gis Lydian

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

Other scales on Gis

Every scale type that starts on Gis, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

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What notes are in the Gis Lydian scale?

The Gis Lydian scale has 7 notes: Gis, Ais, His, C♯♯, Dis, Eis, F♯♯.

What is the formula for the Gis Lydian scale?

The Gis 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 Gis Lydian derived from?

Gis 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 Gis Lydian scale?

The triads built from the Gis Lydian scale are Gis, Ais, Hism, C♯♯dim, Dis, Eism, F♯♯m.