C♯ / D♭ Lydian

NOTES

C♯ D♯ F G G♯ A♯ C C♯

SCALE FORMULA

1 – 2 – 3 – ♯4 – 5 – 6 – 7

ABOUT THIS SCALE

A bright major mode with a raised fourth, producing an open, floating and cinematic character.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.

Direction

Speed

Scale note Root Click any note to hear it.

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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.

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Chord progression ideas

Key of C♯ / D♭

Imaj7 – II – Imaj7

C♯maj7 → D♯ → C♯maj7

The major II chord contains the raised fourth that defines the bright, floating Lydian sound.

I – II – V – I

C♯ → D♯ → G♯ → C♯

A spacious progression for cinematic, progressive and ambient-style improvisation.