About the A flat Lydian Augmented scale
A flat Lydian Augmented is used for jazz, film scores and dreamlike passages. Think of it as a weightless scale with both a raised fourth and a raised fifth.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C, D, E, F, and G. The formula is W W W W H W H. It is the third mode of F Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Lydian ♯5.
An unfretted guitar already sounds E, D, and G from the scale. A guitarist finds the lowest A♭ at the 4th fret of the low E string. With a capo at the first fret, A♭ Lydian Augmented can be played with G-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
CAGED
Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.
3NPS
3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.
7-position system
7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Chords in the key of A flat Lydian Augmented
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
Seventh chords in A flat Lydian Augmented
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Major 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | EE | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | FF | Major 6th |
| 7 | GG | Major 7th |
| Steps | W W W W H W H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-2-2-1-2-1 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Augmented in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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