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Chords in C Lydian

C Lydian is built from the notes C, D, E, F#, G, A and B. Its scale carries 1 sharp. Harmonising that scale in thirds gives seven chords — 3 majors, 3 minors and 1 diminished — starting on C as the I. The chord on the fifth degree is G, a major V, so C Lydian has the leading tone that makes a G-to-C cadence sound final.

Beyond those seven, C Lydian commonly borrows Cm (i), Ddim (iiø), Eb (bIII), Fm (iv) and Gm (v) from the parallel minor — the mixture chords that give a progression somewhere unexpected to go.

The seven chords

ICC major, open position, capo 0x32010IIDD major, open position, capo 0xx0232iiiEmE minor, open position, capo 0022000#ivøF#dimF# diminished, open position, capo 02342xxVGG major, open position, capo 0320003viAmA minor, open position, capo 0x02210viiBmB minor, open position, capo 0x20402

Extended to four notes each, the same seven degrees give Cmaj7, D7, Em7, F#m7b5, Gmaj7, Am7, Bm7.

Borrowed chords

iCmC minor, open position, capo 0x31013iiøDdimD diminished, open position, capo 0xx0131bIIIEbEb major, position 4, capo 04frx65046ivFmF minor, open position, capo 0133111vGmG minor, open position, capo 0310033bVIAbAb major, position 4, capo 04fr466544bVIIBbBb major, open position, capo 0x10331
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Play C Lydian with no capo — its own shapes are already the easiest ones.

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