About the A sharp Lydian Pentatonic scale
A sharp Lydian Pentatonic is used for jazz and film music that wants a weightless color. Think of it as a bright five-note scale with a raised fourth. It is A♯ Chinese with the fifth raised.
Its notes are A♯, D, E, G, and A. The formula is 4 semitones W 1½ W H. It is the third mode of G Dorian Pentatonic.
The open-string notes E, A, D, and G all sit inside A♯ Lydian Pentatonic. Down at the 1st fret of the A string lies the lowest A♯ a guitar can play. The scale runs a complete octave from root to root inside the first three frets.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 3 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | GG | Major 6th |
| 5 | AA | Major 7th |
| Steps | 4 semitones W 1½ W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-2-3-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 3 ♯4 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Pentatonic in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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