The key of F lydian on mandolin
F G A B C D E — and everything inside it.
The key of F lydian on mandolin: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the mandolin is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of F lydian
F lydian is F G A B C D E: the lydian scale on F, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the mandolin above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in F lydian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | F | F A C |
| II | G | G B D |
| iii | Am | A C E |
| iv° | B° — passed through, not rested on | B D F |
| V | C | C E G |
| vi | Dm | D F A |
| vii | Em | E G B |
The seventh chords in F lydian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | Fmaj7 | F A C E |
| II7 | G7 | G B D F |
| iii7 | Am7 | A C E G |
| ivø7 | Bm7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | B D F A |
| Vmaj7 | Cmaj7 | C E G B |
| vi7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
| vii7 | Em7 | E G B D |
The pentatonics in F lydian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | F pent | F G A C D |
| II | G pent | G A B D E |
| iii | Am pent | A C D E G |
| iv | Bm pent — not in the key | B D E F♯ A |
| V | C pent | C D E G A |
| vi | Dm pent | D F G A C |
| vii | Em pent | E G A B D |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: B♭ major.