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A Jazz RESPONSE TO THE LYDIAN MODE TRANSPOSED TO C [As Parent Key]

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

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Moving on from my last post on the Dorian Mode, I now look at how the Lydian Mode actually sounds.

Here’s how to transpose it to C as the parent key.

If F is a perfect 4th up from C:

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How to Transpose the Lydian Mode to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation [Form F Lydian example]

Then what is C a perfect 4th up from: This would be G.

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

So we have a G Major scale starting on the note C:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

You will hear straight away that the C Lydian has a Sharpened 4th and this is what gives it its distinctive flavour.

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chord ii is now Major,

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chord II now resolves nicely into chord Vb,

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Another beautiful sound is the sharpened 4th which now becomes F#m7b5

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Lydian Line with Chords

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

FOR GUITARISTS:

C Lydian Two Octaves

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Chordal Flavour:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

Lydian Guitar Lick:

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

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