F Lydian Minor Guitar Scale

F Lydian Minor in Drop B — Notes and Intervals

The F Lydian Minor scale is a unique scale that blends Lydian brightness with a layer of minor-key melancholy. On Guitar, the notes are F, G, A, B, C, Db, Eb. It provides a sophisticated, bittersweet color that is perfect for modern film scores and emotive jazz solos. Commonly used in Film Scores, Jazz, Progressive. Notable players include Danny Elfman, Brad Mehldau. Use over m7#11 chords. A specialized color for emotive jazz and cinematic passages that need emotional complexity.

Notes: F, G, A, B, C, Db, Eb

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4A, 5P, 6m, 7m

Degrees: 1 2 3 #4 5 b6 b7

Formula: W-W-W-H-H-W-W

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Drop B (C#-G#-E-B-F#-B)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

• F Lydian Minor in Standard Tuning
• F Lydian Minor in Drop D
• F Lydian Minor in DADGAD
• F Lydian Minor in Open G
• F Lydian Minor in Baritone (B Standard)
• F Lydian Minor in 7-string
• F Lydian Minor in 8-string
• F Lydian Minor in Drop C
• F Lydian Minor in Open D
• F Lydian Minor in Half Step Down
• F Lydian Minor in Open E
• F Lydian Minor in Open A
• F Lydian Minor in Double Drop D
• F Lydian Minor in Open C

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