A# Lydian Minor Mandolin Scale
Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningStandard (GDAE)
Frets20
A# Lydian Minor in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The A# Lydian Minor scale is a unique scale that blends Lydian brightness with a layer of minor-key melancholy. On Mandolin, the notes are A#, C, D, E, F, F#, G#. 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: A#, C, D, E, F, F#, G#
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: Standard (E-A-D-G)