The key of G lydian on mandolin
G A B C♯ D E F♯ — and everything inside it.
The key of G 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 G lydian
G lydian is G A B C♯ D E F♯: the lydian scale on G, 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 G 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 | G | G B D |
| II | A | A C♯ E |
| iii | Bm | B D F♯ |
| iv° | C♯° — passed through, not rested on | C♯ E G |
| V | D | D F♯ A |
| vi | Em | E G B |
| vii | F♯m | F♯ A C♯ |
The seventh chords in G lydian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | Gmaj7 | G B D F♯ |
| II7 | A7 | A C♯ E G |
| iii7 | Bm7 | B D F♯ A |
| ivø7 | C♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | C♯ E G B |
| Vmaj7 | Dmaj7 | D F♯ A C♯ |
| vi7 | Em7 | E G B D |
| vii7 | F♯m7 | F♯ A C♯ E |
The pentatonics in G 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 | G pent | G A B D E |
| II | A pent | A B C♯ E F♯ |
| iii | Bm pent | B D E F♯ A |
| iv | C♯m pent — not in the key | C♯ E F♯ A♭ B |
| V | D pent | D E F♯ A B |
| vi | Em pent | E G A B D |
| vii | F♯m pent | F♯ A B C♯ E |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: C major.