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