Tuning-specific scale diagram
F# Lydian Scale in C Standard Tuning
F# Lydian Scale in C Standard Tuning shows the same f# lydian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.
- Scale notes
- F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E#
- Formula
- 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
- Semitones
- 0 2 4 6 7 9 11
- Parent scale
- C# major
- Tuning
- C F Bb Eb G C
- Strings
- 6
- Open pitch range
- C2 to C4
- 24-fret range
- C2 to C6
Open strings and root positions
5 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Lydian Scale: string 6 B# (#4), string 5 E# (7), string 4 A# (3), string 3 D# (6), and string 1 B# (#4). None of those open-string tones is the F# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
String 6B##4
String 5E#7
String 4A#3
String 3D#6
String 1B##4
First root on each string
String 6Fret 6
String 5Fret 1
String 4Fret 8
String 3Fret 3
String 2Fret 11
String 1Fret 6
Low-string pattern
On the lowest C string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10, with the F# root at fret 6. On the highest C string, the first F# is at fret 6.
OpenB##4
Fret 1C#5
Fret 3D#6
Fret 5E#7
Fret 6F#1
Fret 8G#2
Fret 10A#3
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play F# Lydian Scale on the low C string at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets B# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F# root and two other scale tones.
- Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 6, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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Same scale in other tunings
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