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A♭ Lydian scale on guitar

A♭ Lydian has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G.

A♭ Lydian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteA♭B♭CDE♭FG
Degree123♯4567
Step2221221

A♭ Lydian on the whole neck

Every A♭ Lydian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A♭ Lydian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ Lydian
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A♭ Lydian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1567123#456723#4567123#4567123#4567123#4567123#4567123#467123#45676E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ Lydian
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A♭ Lydian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A♭ Lydian, position 1, frets 1 to 567123#4567123#456716E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    A♭ Lydian, position 2, frets 4 to 8123#4567123#45671236E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      A♭ Lydian, position 3, frets 6 to 1023#4567123#4567123#46E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        A♭ Lydian, position 4, frets 10 to 13#4567123#4567123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
          Position 4: frets 10–13, 17 notes
          A♭ Lydian, position 5, frets 11 to 15567123#4567123#45676E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in A♭ Lydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            2B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            3CmC minor arpeggio
            ♯4DdimD diminished arpeggio
            5E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            6FmF minor arpeggio
            7GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A♭ Lydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            2B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            3Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            6Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            7Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A♭ Lydian, starting from another root.

            Lydian in every key

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