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A♭ Lydian dominant scale on guitar

A♭ Lydian dominant has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G♭. Mode 4 of melodic minor; also called the acoustic or overtone scale.

A♭ Lydian dominant: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteA♭B♭CDE♭FG♭
Degree123♯456♭7
Step2221212

A♭ Lydian dominant on the whole neck

Every A♭ Lydian dominant 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 dominant scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3Gb3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ Lydian dominant
Note names
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A♭ Lydian dominant scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156b7123#456b723#456b7123#456b7123#456123#456b7123#456b7123#46b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ Lydian dominant
Degrees

A♭ Lydian dominant 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 dominant, position 1, frets 1 to 56b7123#456b7123#456b716E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    A♭ Lydian dominant, position 2, frets 4 to 8123#456b7123#456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      A♭ Lydian dominant, position 3, frets 6 to 1023#456b7123#456b7123#46E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        A♭ Lydian dominant, position 4, frets 9 to 13#456b7123#456b7123#4566E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes
          A♭ Lydian dominant, position 5, frets 11 to 1556b7123#456b7123#456b76E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in A♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            2B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            3CdimC diminished arpeggio
            ♯4DdimD diminished arpeggio
            5E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio
            6FmF minor arpeggio
            ♭7G♭augG♭ augmented arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A♭ Lydian dominant

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭7A♭7 arpeggio · A♭7 drop 2 · A♭7 drop 3 · A♭7 drop 2 and 4
            2B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            3Cm7♭5Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♯4Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            5E♭m(maj7)E♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            6Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7G♭–

            Same notes, other names

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

            Lydian dominant in every key

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