About the A flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scale
A flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic is used for floating major-key colors and 6/9 chord voicings with a lydian shimmer. Think of it as a bright five-note scale, a major 6/9 chord with a raised fourth folded in.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, D, E♭, and F. The formula is W 4 semitones H W 1½. It is the fifth mode of B♭ Mixolydian Pentatonic.
A♭ Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic draws three black keys from the piano, A♭, B♭, and E♭. That raised fourth spells out to the white key D.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | EbE♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | FF | Major 6th |
| Steps | W 4 semitones H W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-4-1-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♯4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic in other keys
C Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleD flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleD Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleE flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleE Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleF Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleG flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleG Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleA Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleB flat Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scaleB Lydian 6/9 Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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