F# Lydian Scale — Guitar
F# Lydian on guitar: notes F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E# — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major scale with a raised 4th, creating a dreamy, floating quality — a favorite in film scores and modern jazz.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 E# (7), fret 2 F# (root), fret 4 G# (2), fret 6 A# (3), fret 8 B# (sharp 4), fret 9 C# (5), fret 11 D# (6), fret 13 E# (7), fret 14 F# (root), fret 16 G# (2), fret 18 A# (3), fret 20 B# (sharp 4), fret 21 C# (5), fret 23 D# (6).
- A string: fret 1 A# (3), fret 3 B# (sharp 4), fret 4 C# (5), fret 6 D# (6), fret 8 E# (7), fret 9 F# (root), fret 11 G# (2), fret 13 A# (3), fret 15 B# (sharp 4), fret 16 C# (5), fret 18 D# (6), fret 20 E# (7), fret 21 F# (root), fret 23 G# (2).
- D string: fret 1 D# (6), fret 3 E# (7), fret 4 F# (root), fret 6 G# (2), fret 8 A# (3), fret 10 B# (sharp 4), fret 11 C# (5), fret 13 D# (6), fret 15 E# (7), fret 16 F# (root), fret 18 G# (2), fret 20 A# (3), fret 22 B# (sharp 4), fret 23 C# (5).
- G string: fret 1 G# (2), fret 3 A# (3), fret 5 B# (sharp 4), fret 6 C# (5), fret 8 D# (6), fret 10 E# (7), fret 11 F# (root), fret 13 G# (2), fret 15 A# (3), fret 17 B# (sharp 4), fret 18 C# (5), fret 20 D# (6), fret 22 E# (7), fret 23 F# (root).
- B string: fret 1 B# (sharp 4), fret 2 C# (5), fret 4 D# (6), fret 6 E# (7), fret 7 F# (root), fret 9 G# (2), fret 11 A# (3), fret 13 B# (sharp 4), fret 14 C# (5), fret 16 D# (6), fret 18 E# (7), fret 19 F# (root), fret 21 G# (2), fret 23 A# (3).
- e string: fret 1 E# (7), fret 2 F# (root), fret 4 G# (2), fret 6 A# (3), fret 8 B# (sharp 4), fret 9 C# (5), fret 11 D# (6), fret 13 E# (7), fret 14 F# (root), fret 16 G# (2), fret 18 A# (3), fret 20 B# (sharp 4), fret 21 C# (5), fret 23 D# (6).
Notes in the F# lydian scale
The F# lydian scale contains 7 notes: F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E#. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · #4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | F# |
| 2 | G# |
| 3 | A# |
| #4 | B# |
| 5 | C# |
| 6 | D# |
| 7 | E# |
F# lydian on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.