Ges Lydian Scale
The Ges Lydian scale contains 7 notes: Ges, As, B, C, Des, Es, F.
Ges 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.
Ges Lydian uses the same notes as Des Duuri, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Ges 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 Ges Lydian
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ges | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | As | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | B | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | C | TT | 6 |
| 5 | Des | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Es | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | F | M7 | 11 |
Chords in Ges Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of Ges Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Ges
Every scale type that starts on Ges, for comparison.
- G♭ major
- Ges Dorian
- Ges Phrygian
- Ges Mixolydian
- Ges Locrian
- Ges Harmonic Minor
- Ges Melodic Minor
- Ges Harmonic Major
- Ges Hungarian Minor
- Ges Phrygian Dominant
- Ges Lydian Dominant
- Ges Major Pentatonic
- Ges Minor Pentatonic
- Ges Blues
- Ges Whole Tone
- Ges Chromatic
- Ges Half-Whole Diminished
- Ges Whole-Half Diminished
- Ges Bebop Dominant
- Ges Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
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What notes are in the Ges Lydian scale?
The Ges Lydian scale has 7 notes: Ges, As, B, C, Des, Es, F.
What is the formula for the Ges Lydian scale?
The Ges 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 Ges Lydian derived from?
Ges Lydian is the mode of Des Duuri that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the Ges Lydian scale?
The triads built from the Ges Lydian scale are Ges, As, Bm, Cdim, Des, Esm, Fm.
