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A♭ Lydian augmented
♯4 and ♯5 on a major scale. Floating, ethereal.
Where you hear it: Over maj7♯5.
Step pattern W – W – W – W – H – W – H
- Parent scale: F melodic minor (starts on its 3rd degree)
- Compared with A♭ major: ♯4 D♭ → D, ♯5 E♭ → E
- Compared with A♭ natural minor: ♯3 C♭ → C, ♯4 D♭ → D, ♯5 E♭ → E, ♯6 F♭ → F, ♯7 G♭ → G
A♭ Lydian augmented on the guitar
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in the pentatonic r 2 3 ♯5 6: playedother notes of Lydian augmented: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.
Modes with the same notes as A♭ Lydian augmented
Every chord in A♭ Lydian augmented
- A♭maj7♯51/10easyfret 4· shell
- B♭71/20easyfret 3· shell
- C71/21easyopen
- Dm7♭51/15easyfret 5· shell
- Em7♭51/12easyfret 2
- Fm(maj7)1/6mediumfret 8
- Gm71/15easyfret 3· shell
Each chord stacks every other note of the scale (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). Tap a row to hear it.
Iconic progressions in A♭ Lydian augmented
A few well-known chord loops that bring out this scale’s sound. Play one through, or tap a chord to hear it.
I+ – II
The augmented tonic holds the ♯5 and the II dominant chord holds the ♯4, so both notes that define this mode sound in two chords.
I+ – III
The ♯5 is a common tone: it is the 3rd of the III dominant chord, so the note carries over as the chord changes.
Sus and extension chords from each chord
From A♭aug you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of A♭ Lydian augmented.
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