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.
Two of the notes in A♭ Lydian Augmented are black keys, A♭ and B♭. Even so, the raised fourth is the white key D. Ascending through the mode, five white keys fall in a row.
Chords in the key of A flat Lydian Augmented
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A flat augmented over C (1st inversion)
B flat over D (1st inversion)
C over E (1st inversion)
D diminished over F (1st inversion)
E diminished over G (1st inversion)
F minor over A flat (1st inversion)
G minor over B flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A flat Lydian Augmented
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A flat major seven sharp five
B flat seven
C seven
D minor seven flat five
E minor seven flat five
F minor major seven
G minor seven
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 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A flat | B flat | C | D | E | F | G | A flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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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