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C Lydian scale

It has 7 notes: C D E F# G A B. Formula: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7.

Degree123♯4567
NoteCDEF#GAB

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 4Frets 2–5 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (#4), 3 (5), 5 (6)
  • B: 3 (2), 5 (3)
  • G: 2 (6), 4 (7), 5 (1)
  • D: 2 (3), 4 (#4), 5 (5)
  • A: 2 (7), 3 (1), 5 (2)
  • E: 2 (#4), 3 (5), 5 (6)
Position 5Frets 4–8 · root C
eBGDAE4567867123#4567123#45671
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (6), 7 (7), 8 (1)
  • B: 5 (3), 7 (#4), 8 (5)
  • G: 4 (7), 5 (1), 7 (2)
  • D: 4 (#4), 5 (5), 7 (6)
  • A: 5 (2), 7 (3)
  • E: 5 (6), 7 (7), 8 (1)
Position 1Frets 7–10 · root C
eBGDAE789107123#4567123#456712
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
  • B: 7 (#4), 8 (5), 10 (6)
  • G: 7 (2), 9 (3)
  • D: 7 (6), 9 (7), 10 (1)
  • A: 7 (3), 9 (#4), 10 (5)
  • E: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 8–14 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (2), 12 (3), 14 (#4)
  • B: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
  • G: 9 (3), 11 (#4), 12 (5)
  • D: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
  • A: 9 (#4), 10 (5), 12 (6)
  • E: 8 (1), 10 (2), 12 (3)
Position 2Frets 9–13 · root C
eBGDAE91011121323#4567123#4567123
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (2), 12 (3)
  • B: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
  • G: 9 (3), 11 (#4), 12 (5)
  • D: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
  • A: 9 (#4), 10 (5), 12 (6)
  • E: 10 (2), 12 (3)
Position 3Frets 11–15 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 12 (3), 14 (#4), 15 (5)
  • B: 12 (7), 13 (1), 15 (2)
  • G: 11 (#4), 12 (5), 14 (6)
  • D: 12 (2), 14 (3)
  • A: 12 (6), 14 (7), 15 (1)
  • E: 12 (3), 14 (#4), 15 (5)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in C

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