The **Lydian mode** is the fourth of the [[modes of the major scale]]: the scale that begins on the fourth note of a major scale, like the white keys from F to F. Its pattern of [[half steps and whole steps]] is W–W–W–H–W–W–H. Lydian differs from the [[major scale]] by a single note: its $\sharp\hat{4}$, a half step higher than in major. **Example 1** below shows C Lydian, with scale-degree numbers above and [[solfège]] syllables below (*do*, *re*, *mi*, *fi*, *sol*, *la*, *ti*). ![[example modes of the major scale lydian.png]] **Example 1.** C Lydian mode. ![[example modes of the major scale lydian.mp3]]