Tuning-specific scale diagram

Bb Lydian Scale in Open C Tuning

Bb Lydian Scale in Open C Tuning shows the same bb lydian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C G C G C E. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: Bb, C, D, E, F, G, A
Formula: 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
Semitones: 0 2 4 6 7 9 11
Parent scale: F major
Tuning: C G C G C E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to E4
24-fret range: C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

6 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Lydian Scale: string 6 C (2), string 5 G (6), string 4 C (2), string 3 G (6), string 2 C (2), and string 1 E (#4). None of those open-string tones is the Bb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6C2

String 5G6

String 4C2

String 3G6

String 2C2

String 1E#4

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 3

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 6

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, with the Bb root at fret 10. On the highest E string, the first Bb is at fret 6.

OpenC2

Fret 2D3

Fret 4E#4

Fret 5F5

Fret 7G6

Fret 9A7

Fret 10Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Lydian Scale on the low C string at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other scale tones.
Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 3, 10, and 6, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.