C♯ Lydian / D♭ Lydian

7-note Lydian scale on C♯ / D♭C♯, D♯, F, G, G♯, A♯, C.

Press to hear the scale played ascending.

A major mode with a raised fourth — the sharp eleventh floats above the major triad, giving it a bright, dreamlike lift.

The notes

Each degree links to its pitch page. Note names use sharp spelling throughout — every accidental is written as a sharp (C♯, not D♭), the same convention as the note pages.

Degrees & steps

DegreeNoteSemitones from rootStep to next
1C♯0whole
2D♯2whole
3F4whole
♯4G6half
5G♯7whole
6A♯9whole
7C11half

The step formula is 2–2–2–1–2–2–1 semitones — 7 steps that sum to a full octave (12 semitones) and return to C♯.

Other scales on C♯ / D♭

Lydian scales on every root