H Lydian Scale
The H Lydian scale contains 7 notes: H, Cis, Dis, Eis, Fis, Gis, Ais.
H 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.
H Lydian uses the same notes as Ges Duuri, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
H 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 H Lydian
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Cis | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dis | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | Eis | TT | 6 |
| 5 | Fis | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Gis | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | Ais | M7 | 11 |
Chords in H Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of H Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on H
Every scale type that starts on H, for comparison.
Lydian in every key
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What notes are in the H Lydian scale?
The H Lydian scale has 7 notes: H, Cis, Dis, Eis, Fis, Gis, Ais.
What is the formula for the H Lydian scale?
The H 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 H Lydian derived from?
H Lydian is the mode of Ges Duuri that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the H Lydian scale?
The triads built from the H Lydian scale are H, Cis, Dism, Eisdim, Fis, Gism, Aism.
