Also E Major (Ionian), F# Dorian
A Lydian: A B C# D# E F# G#. Formula 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7. Same notes as E Major (Ionian), F# Dorian, G# Phrygian. A major mode with a raised 4th that floats rather than resolves: bright and dreamy, a favourite of film music.
Made of7
Contains & part of14
Relatives28
Same notes, other names6
Type1
One note away17
Progressions it is played over2
Genres that use it2
Cadences6
Cadences of A Lydian
In E major, the key A Lydian belongs to
Progressions10
Progressions on A Lydian
In E major, the key A Lydian belongs to
- Pop axisEIBVC#mviAIV
- Sensitive progressionC#mviAIVEIBV
- Doo-wop progressionEIC#mviAIVBV
- Three-chord songEIAIVBVEI
- Jazz turnaroundEmaj7Imaj7C#m7vi7F#m7ii7B7V7
- Canon progressionEIBVC#mviG#miiiAIVEIAIVBV
- 12-bar bluesE7I7E7I7E7I7E7I7A7IV7A7IV7E7I7E7I7B7V7A7IV7E7I7B7V7
- Mixolydian vampEID♭VIIAIVEI
- Minor plagalAIVAmivEI