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F Lydian mode in the key of C major
The Lydian mode is the 4th mode in the key of C major and is a major mode
[C major modes] [ C Ionian ] [ Dorian mode ] [ Phrygian mode ] [ Lydian mode ] [ Mixolydian Mode ] [ Aeolian mode ] [ Locrian mode ]
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. The notes that make up the F chord are F A and C. The notes that make up the F Lydian mode are F G A B C D E and F. Once again, all the notes for each mode are from the key of C major and the same notes of the C major scale.
- So far we have covered the C Major or Ionian mode. The Dorian mode or Dm mode and the E Phrygian or Em mode.
- Now we will learn the F Lydian mode.
- Try to memorize all the notes in the F major chord. Also, try to memorize all the notes that make up each chord. Remember, each section to the left has the notes of each chord in the key of C major.
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Look at the image below. This image shows the F note starting at the 13th fret, low E string. Play from the F note, 2 finger, 13th fret, low E string to F note on the high E string. Notice that the F note is highlighted.
The image below shows the Lydian mode and the fingers you use to play the mode. Compare the image above to the one below. One image shows the notes of the mode, the other the suggested fingering to play the mode.
The image above 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. Play the Lydian mode 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 above very closely. Notice the F major pentatonic scale in there. 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 2-4, 2-4. You can easily convert the Lydian mode to the major pentatonic scale and play this scale over the F chord too. This is highly important and you should really understand this concept. 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 pentatonic scale 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 starting at the 1st fret, F note. But here you would have to use some open strings to play it.
F Lydian guitar tablature starting at the 13th fret position
The F Lydian mode illustration below shows the suggested fingers to use.
1 = Index finger
2 = Middle finger
3 = Ring finger
4= Pinkie
You can play the F Lydian mode in the open position. Check out the notes in the illustration above. You can start on the F note at the 1st fret position and play all the notes to the F at the high E string.
In the next lesson, we will be covering the 5th mode or G mode in C Major. The Greek name for this mode is the Mixolydian mode. The Mixolydian mode is a major mode and is played from G to G in the Key of C.
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