The Lydian mode on guitar
Major with a raised 4th. Floaty and dreamy; film and game composers reach for it a lot.
C Lydian
C1D2E3F#♯4G5A6B7
Formula: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7 · Steps: W · W · W · H · W · W · H (W = whole step, H = half step) · 7 notes
Where it sits on the neck
Every C Lydian note from the open strings to the 12th fret, standard tuning. Gold dots are the root. Above the 12th fret the pattern repeats.
On a phone, swipe the diagram sideways to see the whole neck.
Songs that use it
- Flying in a Blue Dream (Joe Satriani), in C Lydian
In Fretdle
It's the daily board's scale on Saturdays. The scale's notes are hidden on the board: you only see the roots, so knowing this pattern is the whole game.