Modes: It's All Greek To Me!! Part 4

Lydian (IV): A major scale with the 4th raised a half step

F (the tonic)

G (a major 2nd)

A (a major 3rd)

B (an augmented 4th)

C (a perfect 5th)

D (a major 6th)

E (a major 7th)

F (upper-octave)

Good To Know!!! *The single tone that differentiates this scale from the major (Ionian), is its fourth degree, which its an augmented 4th above the tonic.*

• Tonic triad: FM
• Tonic seventh chord: FM7
• Dominant triad: CM
• Seventh chord on the dominant: CM7, a "major-seventh" chord type. By contrast, the "dominant seventh" type in this mode is found on scale-degree 2.