Gb Lydian on Guitar
Gb Lydian spells Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb and F, a clean run of flats with no double accidentals. It sounds the same as F# Lydian, but that key needs both E# and B#, so this is the version to read from. Play the root on the 2nd fret of the low E string.
Play the Gb lydian scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Gb lydian scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gb | 1 | Root | 0 |
| Ab | 2 | Major 2nd | 2 |
| Bb | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| C | #4 | Tritone | 6 |
| Db | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| Eb | 6 | Major 6th | 9 |
| F | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Gb lydian scale notes:
How the lydian scale is built:
The lydian scale is built from the degrees 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7, which gives the step pattern W-W-W-H-W-W-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.
It is mode 4 of the Major Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.
Gb Lydian Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (low E)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Gb lydian scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Related modes
These scales share the same notes as the lydian scale, starting from a different degree.
The lydian scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
