[ C Ionian ] [ Dorian mode ]
[ Phrygian mode ] [Lydian mode] [ Mixolydian Mode ]
[ Aeolian mode ] [ Locrian mode ]
[ Basic major scale fingerings ] [ F major modes ]
[ G Modes ] [ Constructing Scales ]
[ Key Signatures and constructing major scales ]
[ Modulation, cadence, progressions ]
Now we will work on the Lydian Mode. The Lydian
Mode is the 4th note in the major key. The 4th note in C Major is the F
note. The F chord is a major chord, so the Lydian Mode
will be a major mode.
Look at the image below and notice the fingering for this mode. Instead of
starting on the F at the 13th fret Low
E string, we will start on the F on
the 8th fret A string. Please notice I cut some
frets out of the image for extra room. To play this mode start on the A string
8th fret, 1 finger, then the 3 and 4 finger. Move to the D
string 9th fret 1 finger, then 2 and 4 finger. The G
string is next, 1 and 2 finger, then stretch 4 finger. Finish off the scale with
the last two strings. Notice on this image I only highlighted the F
notes. Remember the Lydian mode
is from F to F.
Look at the image below and memorize where all the notes are positioned. 3 F
notes are highlighted below. This position requires some stretching and will
give you a good work out. Practice this fingering a few hundred times and try to
memorize it completely. Actually you should try to memorize all of the modes and
fingering positions.
Eventually they will become second nature.
Look at the image below. This shows the F starting at the
13th fret low E string. Play from the F
2 finger 13th fret low E string to F high E string. Notice that the F
notes are highlighted.
The image below shows the fingering from F to F. Notice I've
included the E note at the Low E string
12th fret and the G note high E string 15th
fret. But remember to play from F to F. Notice the E minor Root note
fret pattern below starting at the 12 fret. Play the pattern below a few
hundred times. If your having a problem recalling the fingering system,
please go back and review the A minor pentatonic and fingering lessons.
Look at the image very closely below. Notice the F major
pentatonic scale in there. 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 2-4, 2-4. You can
play this scale over the F too, and is highly recommended. All of
the major pentatonic scales have the same fingering pattern.
2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 2-4, 2-4. Check out Am pent at the 8th
fret, this is the pattern there for C major pentatonic. It is also the same
fingering pattern below at the the 13th fret. It would be the same
fingering pattern staring at the 1st fret F note. But here you
would have to use some open strings to play it.
In the next lesson we will be covering the 5th mode or G Major mode in C Major. The Greek name for this scale
is Mixolydian. The Mixolydian
mode is a major mode and is played from G to G in the Key of
C.
Good Luck,
From The Jam Room
