About the F Lydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
F Lydian Pentatonic (alt) is used for jazz and cinematic melodies. Think of it as another five-note Lydian color built around the raised fourth. It is F Lydian Dominant Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are F, A, B, C, and D. The formula is 4 semitones W H W 1½.
The open-string notes A, D, and B all sit inside this scale. On guitar, the deepest F within reach is the 1st fret of the low E string. A full root-to-root octave of F Lydian Pentatonic (alt) fits within the first three frets, so it has a real open-position box.
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 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Major 3rd |
| 3 | BB | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | CC | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | DD | Major 6th |
| Steps | 4 semitones W H W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-2-1-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 3 ♯4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Pentatonic (alt) in other keys
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