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Major Modes

A♭ Lydian

NOTES
A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G A♭
SCALE FORMULA
1 – 2 – 3 – ♯4 – 5 – 6 – 7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

A bright major mode with a raised fourth, producing an open, floating and cinematic character.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

A♭ Lydian

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.

Scale note Root Click any note to hear it.
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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Chord progression ideas

Key of A♭

Lydian Lift

Imaj7 – II – Imaj7
A♭maj7 → B♭ → A♭maj7

The major II chord contains the raised fourth that defines the bright, floating Lydian sound.

Open Lydian

I – II – V – I
A♭ → B♭ → E♭ → A♭

A spacious progression for cinematic, progressive and ambient-style improvisation.