JamEaseG Lydian Mode – Guitar
A major scale with a raised 4th: dreamy and floating, the film-score and Satriani sound. Here it is in G: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the G lydian mode
- G1
- A2
- B3
- C♯#4
- D5
- E6
- F♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in G major.
G 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 1–6
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------2-3-5-------| G|-------------------2-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-4-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–9
e|-----------------------------------------3-5-7-9-| B|---------------------------------3-5-7-8---------| G|-------------------------4-6-7-9-----------------| D|-----------------4-5-7-9-------------------------| A|---------4-5-7-9---------------------------------| E|-3-5-7-9-----------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 6–11
e|-------------------------------------------------7--9--10-| B|----------------------------------------7--8--10----------| G|----------------------------6--7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--11-------------------------------| A|----------7--9--10----------------------------------------| E|-7--9--10-------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–13
e|----------------------------------------------9--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12----------| G|----------------------------9--11-12-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-12----------------------------| A|----------9--10-12-------------------------------------| E|-9--10-12----------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 11–16
e|----------------------------------------------------12-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------------12-14-15----------| G|-------------------------------11-12-14-16-------------------| D|-------------------11-12-14-16-------------------------------| A|----------12-14-16-------------------------------------------| E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------------------|
G major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Eric Clapton Style Blues Backing Track in G Major (G7) – Backing Tracks Center
Songs in G major
These songs are in G major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Creep – Radiohead
- A Star Is Born - Shallow – Misc Soundtrack
- Good Riddance Time Of Your Life – Green Day
- Knockin On Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
- American Pie – Don McLean
- Father And Son – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley
- 10000 Reasons Bless The Lord – Matt Redman
- Just Give Me A Reason – P!nk
- Jingle Bells – Misc Christmas
- Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
Other scales in G
- G Minor Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- G Major Scale
- G Natural Minor Scale
- G Dorian Mode
- G Mixolydian Mode
- G Phrygian Mode
- G Harmonic Minor Scale
- G 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
- 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 G lydian mode?
G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#. The formula is 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the G lydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–6. The root note G is on the low E string at fret 3.