Scale · Mandolin
F♯ Lydian Scale · Mandolin
Fretboard map · Mandolin
Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · B♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E♯
Root: F♯
Intervals
1 · 2 · 3 · ♯4 · 5 · 6 · 7
How it is built
This scale starts on F♯ and applies the intervals 1, 2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, 7. The result contains 7 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About F♯ Lydian Mandolin Scale
F♯ Lydian Mandolin scale uses the notes F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯. Its character is major, luminous and floating because of its raised fourth.
Character and sound
Major, luminous and floating because of its raised fourth.
Musical context and history
Modern Lydian is a major mode with ♯4. Although the name has historical roots, its contemporary identity is strongly linked to modal jazz, film scoring and non-functional major harmony.
How and where it is used
It is especially useful over maj7♯11 chords, major pedals and passages that want a more open color than the major scale.
On mandolin, fifths tuning encourages symmetric movable patterns. Unison string courses reinforce the attack, and the map helps locate the same note in different fretboard registers. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
This scale can be understood as a mode of the C♯ major scale: it contains the same notes, but F♯ acts as the tonal center. Changing the center changes how the same pitches are perceived.
The formula on this page is 1 · 2 · 3 · ♯4 · 5 · 6 · 7 and, from F♯, produces the notes F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · B♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E♯.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the F♯ Lydian Mandolin scale?
The notes are F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · 2 · 3 · ♯4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Major, luminous and floating because of its raised fourth. It is especially useful over maj7♯11 chords, major pedals and passages that want a more open color than the major scale.
How can I check it on Mandolin?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.