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