Modal scales in A Major

In this series of lesson we take a look at modal scales and try to
take some of the mystery out of them
So what are they and how do you use them.
Modal scales are simply, scales which come off
the notes of a parent scale. The scale patterns are the same
across the fretboard. To work with the accompanying videos
we have used the key of A major which starts on the 5th fret
on the E string.

The key of A Major looks like this. The notes in the scale are
A B C# D E F# G# A
From these notes will come the modal scales and it works as follows.


Lydian Mode D Lydian

Here the Lydian mode is shown as it sits
in the A Major scale
It starts at the fourth note of the scale and
contains the notes D E F# G# A B C# D

This is the full two octave Lydian scale.
It starts on the 10th fret of the E string at the D note

This box shows the A major scale for comparison purposes.
Both scales start on the A note at the 5th fret of the E string.

The Lydian scale is a major scale with the 4th note has been
raised by a half step