G# Lydian

G sharp Lydian scale for guitar.
The G# Lydian is a seven-note scale, it is also called a mode. Colored circles in the diagram mark the notes in the scale (darker color highlighting the root notes). In the fretboard pattern, the first root note is on the 6th string, 4th fret.

G# Lydian 2 octaves

G# Lydian scale diagram

G# Lydian full fretboard

G# Lydian scale whole guitar neck diagram

G# Lydian note names

G# Lydian scale with note letters diagram
Notes: G# - A# - B# - C## - D# - E# - F## Intervals: 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 Type: Septonic 

The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 G# Unison Tonic
2 A# Major second Supertonic
3 B# Major third Mediant
#4 C## Augmented fourth Subdominant
5 D# Perfect fifth Dominant
6 E# Sixth Submediant
7 F##Major seventh Leading tone

The third degree is written as B#, which is the same as C. The fourth degree is written as C##, which is the same as D. The sixth degree is written as E#, which is the same as F. The seventh degree is written as F##, which is the same as G. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.

The G sharp Lydian scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as steps on the guitar fingerboard according to the following formula: whole, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half from the first note to the same in the next octave.
The G# Lydian is a mode of the D# Major Scale. It contains exactly the same notes, but starts on another note.
The G# Lydian is the same as the G# Major apart from one note, the fourth in the scale.

Chords that are related to this scale are the following:

G#, G#maj7, G#6, G#6/9, G#maj9, G#maj13
A#, A#7, A#6, A#6/9, A#9, A#11, A#13
Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm11
Ddim, Dm7b5
D#, D#maj7, D#6, D#6/9, D#maj9, D#maj13
Fm, Fm7, Fm6, Fm9, Fm11
Gm, Gm7

The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the G# Lydian scale.

Related to this scale are Lydian #2, Lydian #5 and Lydian b7, being the 6th mode of the Harmonic Minor and the 3rd and 4th modes of the Melodic Minor.

The G# Lydian #2 scale is identical with the G# Lydian except for the augmented second. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 G# Unison Tonic
#2 A## Augmented second Supertonic
3 B# Major third Mediant
#4 C## Augmented fourth Subdominant
5 D# Perfect fifth Dominant
6 E# Sixth Submediant
7 F## Major seventh Subtonic

The G# Lydian #2 contains the same notes as the C Harmonic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

The G# Lydian #5 scale is identical with the G# Lydian except for the augmented fifth. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 G# Unison Tonic
2 A# Major second Supertonic
3 B# Major third Mediant
#4 C## Augmented fourth Subdominant
#5 D## Augmented fifth Dominant
6 E# Sixth Submediant
7 F## Major seventh Subtonic

The G# Lydian #5 contains the same notes as the F Melodic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

The G# Lydian b7 scale, also known as G# Lydian Dominant scale, is identical with the G# Lydian except for the augmented fifth. It can be displayed as follows:

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 G# Unison Tonic
2 A# Major second Supertonic
3 B# Major third Mediant
#4 C## Augmented fourth Subdominant
5 D# Perfect fifth Dominant
6 E# Sixth Submediant
b7 F# Minor seventh Subtonic

The G# Lydian b7 contains the same notes as the D# Melodic Minor Scale, but starts on another note.

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