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guitar_neck 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 6 6 7 7 2 2 3 3 #4 #4 5 5 7 7 R R 3 3 6 6 R R 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 6 6 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 7 7 R R 3 3 6 6 7 7 R R 3 3 #4 #4 6 6 7 7 2 2 3 3 #4 #4 5 5 7 7 R R 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 6 6 7 7 2 2 3 3 #4 #4 5 5 7 7 R R 3 3 6 6 R R 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 6 6 2 2 #4 #4 5 5 7 7 R R 3 3 6 6

Practice backingtrack for C Lydian

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Intervals of the C Lydian scale


         interval name             note
R Perfect unison C
2 Major second D
3 Major third E
#4 Augmented fourth F#
5 Perfect fifth G
6 Major sixth A
7 Major seventh B

Good to Know

The C lydian in musical notation

The Lydian mode is also known as the fourth mode from the diatonic scale. It is similar to the major scale (or Ionic mode) as it also has a major 3rd, it differs because its 4th note is raised from a perfect fourth to a augmented fourth. Its triade is a Major triade, and it seventh chord is a Major7th (other extensions are 9, b11, 13)

Alternative names

  • C Lydian mode
  • the fourth mode of the diatonic scale