LYDIAN MODE - SONG CONSTRUCTION

 

 

IONIAN

DORIAN

PHRYGIAN

LYDIAN

MIXOLYD.

AOLEON

LOCRIAN

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

 

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

A

A

B

C#/Db

D

E

F#/Gb

G#Ab

A#/Bb

A#/Bb

C

D

D#/Eb

F

G

A

B

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C#(/Db

C#Db

D#/Eb

F

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

D

E

F#/Gb

G

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

D#Eb

F

G

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

E

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

F

G

A

A#/Bb

C

D

E

F#/Gb

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

G

A

B

C

D

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

 

Suppose I wanted to play a song in the key of C-Lydian, I'll first look under the "Lydian" column for C...and then write out the C-Lydian scale: C - D - E - F# - G - A - B

Next I'll make a list of all chords in this scale...

 

C D E F# G A B

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)
I II III IV V VI VII

 

So we have determined that in the key of C-Lydian, we have the following chords:

  • C major
  • D dom7
  • E minor
  • F# dim
  • G major
  • A minor
  • B minor

 

Now just use any chord progression. Lets use the same chord progression that we used in previous chapters:

I - III - IV - I - IV - I - V - I

This will give us...

Cmajor - Eminor - F#dim - Cmajor - F#dim - Cmajor - Gmajor - Cmajor

 

AND THERE IS YOUR SONG IN THE KEY OF C-LYDIAN!!!

If you want to solo over it, then just use the C-Lydian scale!