F♯ Lydian Scale
The F♯ Lydian scale contains 7 notes: F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯.
F♯ Lydian scale on the piano
Βασικά στοιχεία
- Scale type
- Lydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- Τύπος
- W–W–W–H–W–W–H
- Parent scale
- C♯ Ματζόρε (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.
F♯ Lydian uses the same notes as C♯ Ματζόρε, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
F♯ 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 F♯ Lydian
| Βαθμίδα | Νότα | Διάστημα | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | G♯ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | A♯ | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | B♯ | TT | 6 |
| 5 | C♯ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | D♯ | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | E♯ | M7 | 11 |
Chords in F♯ Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of F♯ Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on F♯
Every scale type that starts on F♯, for comparison.
- F♯ major
- F♯ Dorian
- F♯ Phrygian
- F♯ Mixolydian
- F♯ Locrian
- F♯ Harmonic Minor
- F♯ Melodic Minor
- F♯ Harmonic Major
- F♯ Hungarian Minor
- F♯ Phrygian Dominant
- F♯ Lydian Dominant
- F♯ Major Pentatonic
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic
- F♯ Blues
- F♯ Whole Tone
- F♯ Chromatic
- F♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- F♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- F♯ Bebop Dominant
- F♯ Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
Συχνές ερωτήσεις
What notes are in the F♯ Lydian scale?
The F♯ Lydian scale has 7 notes: F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯.
What is the formula for the F♯ Lydian scale?
The F♯ 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 F♯ Lydian derived from?
F♯ Lydian is the mode of C♯ Ματζόρε that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the F♯ Lydian scale?
The triads built from the F♯ Lydian scale are F♯, G♯, A♯m, B♯dim, C♯, D♯m, E♯m.
