Scales
C Lydian Pentatonic Scale
C · E · F# · G · B
C Lydian Pentatonic is a scale built on C with the notes C · E · F# · G · B.
C Lydian Pentatonic Scale
C · E · F# · G · B
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | C · E · F# · G · B · C | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 | C · E · F# · G · B · C |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
C Lydian Pentatonic is made of the notes C · E · F# · G · B. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern 2 W H 2 H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
C Lydian Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
C LydianC · D · E · F# · G · A · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
C Double Harmonic LydianC · Db · E · F# · G · Ab · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
C Lydian #9C · D# · E · F# · G · A · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
C Purvi RagaC · Db · E · F · F# · G · Ab · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
C IchikosuchoC · D · E · F · Gb · G · A · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
C Messiaen's Mode #3C · D · Eb · E · F# · G · Ab · Bb · B
Contains every note of C Lydian Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play C Lydian Pentatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in C Lydian Pentatonic?
- C Lydian Pentatonic contains the notes C · E · F# · G · B, measured from the tonic C as the intervals 1P, 3M, 4A, 5P, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of C Lydian Pentatonic?
- From C the steps run 2 W H 2 H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.