Ab Overtone Scale
4-string bass · = Lydian dominant · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♭
B♭
C
D
E♭
F
G♭
Solfège : La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Ré – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol♭
Interval Structure
A♭
T
B♭
T
C
T
D
½T
E♭
T
F
½T
G♭
→
A♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ | Major |
| II | B♭ | Major |
| iii° | C° | diminished |
| iv° | D° | diminished |
| v | E♭m | minor |
| vi | Fm | minor |
| VII+ | G♭+ | augmented |
About this scale
The overtone scale (identical to Lydian dominant) reflects the natural harmonic series. Its #4 and b7 give it both Lydian brightness and Mixolydian tension. Béla Bartók used it extensively, and it is valuable in jazz for dominant chords with a Lydian color.
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