Ab Lydian #2 for Guitar
The Ab Lydian #2 scale consists of Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F and G. B natural is the raised second, a half step above the Bb of Ab major, and D natural is the raised fourth.
The root sits on the 4th fret of the low E string and the 11th fret of the A string. The scale is the sixth mode of C harmonic minor. A scale exercise like breaking the scalar sound helps turn it into phrases.
Play the Ab lydian #2 scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Ab lydian #2 scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1 | Root | 0 |
| B | #2 | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| C | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| D | #4 | Tritone | 6 |
| Eb | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| F | 6 | Major 6th | 9 |
| G | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Ab lydian #2 scale notes:
How the lydian #2 scale is built:
The lydian #2 scale is built from the degrees 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 7, which gives the step pattern W+H-H-W-H-W-W-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.
It is mode 6 of the Harmonic Minor Scale, so both scales share the same notes from a different starting point.
Ab Lydian #2 Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (G)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Ab lydian #2 scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Scales with the same notes as Ab Lydian #2
These scales use exactly the same notes. Each one starts somewhere else, so the root and the mood change.
| Scale | Starts on degree | Learn the scale |
|---|---|---|
| B Super Locrian bb7 | #2 | Super Locrian bb7 Scale |
| C Harmonic Minor | 3 | Harmonic Minor |
| D Locrian #6 | #4 | Locrian #6 |
| Eb Ionian #5 | 5 | Ionian #5 |
| F Dorian #4 | 6 | Romanian Minor |
| G Phrygian Dominant | 7 | Spanish Phrygian |
Other scales on Ab
Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.
- Ab Lydian Dominant: shares 5 notes
- Ab Lydian Augmented: shares 5 notes
- Ab Lydian: 2 instead of #2
The lydian #2 scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
