JamEaseF♯ Lydian Mode – Guitar
A major scale with a raised 4th: dreamy and floating, the film-score and Satriani sound. Here it is in F♯: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the F♯ lydian mode
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♯3
- B♯#4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- E♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ major.
F♯ 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 1–5
e|-------------------------------1-2-4-| B|-------------------------1-2-4-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-------------| D|-------------1-3-4-------------------| A|-------1-3-4-------------------------| E|-1-2-4-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 2–8
e|-----------------------------------------2-4-6-8-| B|---------------------------------2-4-6-7---------| G|-------------------------3-5-6-8-----------------| D|-----------------3-4-6-8-------------------------| A|---------3-4-6-8---------------------------------| E|-2-4-6-8-----------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–10
e|-------------------------------------------------6--8--9--| B|----------------------------------------6--7--9-----------| G|----------------------------5--6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10-------------------------------| A|----------6--8--9-----------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9--------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 7–12
e|----------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11----------| G|----------------------------8--10-11-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-11----------------------------| A|----------8--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-8--9--11----------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|-------------------------------10-11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13-15-------------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------------|
F♯ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Rock pop ballad Backing track in F# major – Joan Grados (Nitus)
Songs in F♯ major
These songs are in F♯ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- More Than Words – Extreme
- You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
- Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
- I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
- Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
- Best Friend – Rex Orange County
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- You And I – One Direction
- The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
- All Star – Smash Mouth
- History – One Direction
Other scales in F♯
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- F♯ Natural Minor Scale
- F♯ Dorian Mode
- F♯ Mixolydian Mode
- F♯ Phrygian Mode
- F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- F♯ 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
- G Lydian Mode
- A♭ 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 F# lydian mode?
F#, G#, A#, B#, C#, D#, E#. The formula is 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the F# lydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–5. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.