Guitar · scales and modes # 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. | Note | A♭ | B♭ | C | D | E♭ | F | G♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | ♯4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in A♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | 2 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | 3 | Cdim | [C diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished) | | ♯4 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | 5 | E♭m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | 6 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | ♭7 | G♭aug | [G♭ augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gb-augmented) | ## Seventh chords in A♭ Lydian dominant | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A♭7 | [A♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab7) · [A♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2) · [A♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-3) · [A♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Cm7♭5 | [Cm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2) · [Cm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-3) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♯4 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | E♭m(maj7) | [E♭m(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmmaj7) | | 6 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | G♭ | – | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A♭ Lydian dominant, starting from another root. - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) - [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) ## Lydian dominant in every key - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian-dominant) - [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) - [E Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian-dominant) - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) - [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) - A♭ Lydian dominant - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A♭ Lydian dominant in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-lydian-dominant:8:ladder:p1)