C Lydian Scale
The C Lydian scale contains 7 notes: C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B.
C Lydian scale on the piano
Snabbfakta
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.
C Lydian uses the same notes as G Dur, started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
C 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 C Lydian
| Steg | Ton | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | E | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | F♯ | TT | 6 |
| 5 | G | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | A | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | B | M7 | 11 |
Chords in C Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of C Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on C
Every scale type that starts on C, for comparison.
Lydian in every key
Vanliga frågor
What notes are in the C Lydian scale?
The C Lydian scale has 7 notes: C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B.
What is the formula for the C Lydian scale?
The C 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 C Lydian derived from?
C Lydian is the mode of G Dur that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the C Lydian scale?
The triads built from the C Lydian scale are C, D, Em, F♯dim, G, Am, Bm.
