Ab Lydian #2 Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode VI harm. · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♭
B
C
D
E♭
F
G
Solfège : La♭ – Si – Do – Ré – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol
Interval Structure
A♭
T+½T
B
½T
C
T
D
½T
E♭
T
F
T
G
→
A♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ | Major |
| ii° | B° | diminished |
| iii | Cm | minor |
| iv° | D° | diminished |
| V+ | E♭+ | augmented |
| vi | Fm | minor |
| VII | G | Major |
About this scale
Lydian #2 is one of the most exotic modes of the harmonic minor. With its augmented 2nd AND augmented 4th, it creates very distinctive colors on guitar. Used in Eastern European folk music and experimental jazz for musically unusual phrases.
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