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Major Modes

F♯ / G♭ Lydian

NOTES
F♯ G♯ A♯ C C♯ D♯ F F♯
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

F♯ / G♭ Lydian

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

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 F♯ / G♭

Lydian Lift

Imaj7 – II – Imaj7
F♯maj7 → G♯ → F♯maj7

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

Open Lydian

I – II – V – I
F♯ → G♯ → C♯ → F♯

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