A lydian scale

A lydian

  • AR
  • B2
  • C♯3
  • D♯♯4
  • E5
  • F♯6
  • G♯7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A major scale with a raised 4th: D♯ instead of D. Seven notes.
  • D♯ floats instead of pulling toward E the way a normal 4th would. That one note is the dreamy, film-score sound; hold it over an A chord and let it hang.
  • Same notes as E major, started from its fourth degree.

Chords that fit A lydian

Other A scales