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The Lydian Scale.

The Lydian mode is the fourth mode of the major scale, in other words, playing the lydian is the same as playing a major scale starting at the fourth note.

The finger pattern for the lydian mode is as follows;

In this example we are playing the F lydian scale, starting at the 1st fret of the 6th (low E) string.
Note that from the fifth sting down, this pattern is identical to the locrian pattern that we learned previously.
The note marked in red is the beginning of the relative minor scale pattern - in this case A minor.

Black Notes: These positions should be fretted with the first finger.
Blue Notes: These positions should be fretted with the second finger.
Green Notes: These positions should be fretted with the third finger.
White Notes: These positions should be fretted with the fourth finger