A♯ Lydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

A♯ Lydian scale on the piano

A♯ – B♯ – C♯♯ – D♯♯ – E♯ – 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.

A♯ 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.

A♯ 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 A♯ Lydian

Trinn	Note	Intervall	Semitones
1	A♯	P1	0
2	B♯	M2	2
3	C♯♯	M3	4
4	D♯♯	TT	6
5	E♯	P5	7
6	F♯♯	M6	9
7	G♯♯	M7	11

Chords in A♯ Lydian

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

Other scales on A♯

Every scale type that starts on A♯, for comparison.

Lydian in every key

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What notes are in the A♯ Lydian scale?

The A♯ Lydian scale has 7 notes: A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯♯.

What is the formula for the A♯ Lydian scale?

The A♯ 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 A♯ Lydian derived from?

A♯ 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 A♯ Lydian scale?

The triads built from the A♯ Lydian scale are A♯, B♯, C♯♯m, D♯♯dim, E♯, F♯♯m, G♯♯m.