F Lydian: How to apply the C Major Scale (Scale 4 of 7)

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Scale 4 of 7How to apply the C Major Scale

No 4 F Lydian

Mode: IV 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7

F Lydian, the C major scale across the full neck, Fretly rendering

Study the intervallic structure of the lydian mode. Jam on Fmaj7 backing tracks and LISTEN to how each note sounds on that chord. Pay particular attention to the #4 interval, which is the defining factor of this mode.

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Backing tracks

Jam this scale over these. They open on the track page.

F Lydian scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

FF, A, C Fsus2F, G, C GG, B, D Gsus2G, A, D Gsus4G, C, D AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BdimB, D, F CC, E, G Csus2C, D, G Csus4C, F, G DmD, F, A Dsus2D, E, A Dsus4D, G, A EmE, G, B Esus4E, A, B

Seventh chords

Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D G7G, B, D, F G6G, B, D, E G7sus4G, C, D, F Am7A, C, E, G A7sus4A, D, E, G Bm7b5B, D, F, A Cmaj7C, E, G, B C6C, E, G, A Cmaj7sus4C, F, G, B Dm7D, F, A, C Dm6D, F, A, B D7sus4D, G, A, C Em7E, G, B, D E7sus4E, A, B, D

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly