Ais Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Ais Lydian scale on the piano

Ais – His – C♯♯ – D♯♯ – Eis – F♯♯ – G♯♯

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

Ais Lydian uses the same notes as F Dur, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Ais 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 Ais Lydian

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

Chords in Ais Lydian

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

Other scales on Ais

Every scale type that starts on Ais, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

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What notes are in the Ais Lydian scale?

The Ais Lydian scale has 7 notes: Ais, His, C♯♯, D♯♯, Eis, F♯♯, G♯♯.

What is the formula for the Ais Lydian scale?

The Ais 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 Ais Lydian derived from?

Ais Lydian is the mode of F Dur that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Ais Lydian scale?

The triads built from the Ais Lydian scale are Ais, His, C♯♯m, D♯♯dim, Eis, F♯♯m, G♯♯m.