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Lydian vs Major

Major with a raised 4th — the bright floating mode. Film-score and prog-rock vocabulary.

Lydian
R
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
Hear on piano →Hear on guitar →
Major
R
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
Hear on piano →Hear on guitar →
What's different
Only in Lydian
♭5
Only in Major
4
In both
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