What notes are in the C Lydian scale?

C Lydian contains C, D, E, F#, G, A, B. Its interval pattern from the root is W – W – W – H – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half).

What chords are in the key of C Lydian?

The diatonic triads are C, D, Em, F#dim, G, Am, Bm.

SCALE REFERENCE

C – D – E – F♯ – G – A – B1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

Major with a raised 4th — floating and unresolved, the film-score 'wonder' sound. The 4th mode of the major scale.

Notes & degrees

C1D2E3F♯#4G5A6B7

Notes	C, D, E, F#, G, A, B
Steps	W – W – W – H – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half)

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Other scales on C

Lydian on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.