JamEaseA Lydian Mode – Guitar
A major scale with a raised 4th: dreamy and floating, the film-score and Satriani sound. Here it is in A: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the A lydian mode
- A1
- B2
- C♯3
- D♯#4
- E5
- F♯6
- G♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in A major.
A lydian mode on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 3–8
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-6-7-------------------------| E|-4-5-7-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 5–11
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5--7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------------------5--7--9--10-------------| G|-------------------------------------6--8--9--11-------------------------| D|-------------------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------| A|-------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9--11-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 8–13
e|-------------------------------------------------9--11-12-| B|----------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|----------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13-------------------------------| A|----------9--11-12----------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12-------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------11-13-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 1–6
e|-----------------------------------2-4-5-| B|-----------------------------2-4-5-------| G|---------------------1-2-4-6-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-6---------------------| A|-------2-4-6-----------------------------| E|-2-4-5-----------------------------------|
A major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Medium Slow Blues Backing Track in A Major | 65 bpm – Elite Backing Tracks
Songs in A major
These songs are in A major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Someone Like You – Adele
- Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
- Whats Up – 4 Non Blondes
- The A Team – Ed Sheeran
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
- Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
- It Will Rain – Bruno Mars
- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
- Stand By Me – Ben E. King
- Halo – Beyoncé
- Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
Other scales in A
- A Minor Pentatonic Scale
- A Major Pentatonic Scale
- A Blues Scale
- A Major Blues Scale
- A Major Scale
- A Natural Minor Scale
- A Dorian Mode
- A Mixolydian Mode
- A Phrygian Mode
- A Harmonic Minor Scale
- A Melodic Minor Scale
Lydian Mode in other keys
- C Lydian Mode
- D♭ Lydian Mode
- D Lydian Mode
- E♭ Lydian Mode
- E Lydian Mode
- F Lydian Mode
- F♯ Lydian Mode
- G Lydian Mode
- A♭ Lydian Mode
- B♭ Lydian Mode
- B Lydian Mode
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the A lydian mode?
A, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#. The formula is 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the A lydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 3–8. The root note A is on the low E string at fret 5.