Fretwork

C# Lydian

Major with a raised fourth. Floating and unresolved; film composers reach for it constantly.

Notes C#D#FGG#A#C
Degrees 123♯4567
Intervals0 semitones · 2 semitones · 4 semitones · 6 semitones · 7 semitones · 9 semitones · 11 semitones
The whole neck
Note names Scale degrees Filled markers are the root.
135791215EADGBE3♯4567123♯467123♯456723♯4567123♯4567123♯4567123♯456713♯4567123♯4
Positions

Each of these fits under one hand without shifting. Learn one until you can play it without looking before starting the next.

Position at fret 3

3579EADGBE♯456771233♯456671223♯4♯4567

Position at fret 8

912EADGBE71233♯456671223♯45♯45677123

Other keys