A♭ Lydian Scale
The A♭ Lydian scale contains 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G.
A♭ Lydian scale on the piano
حقائق أساسية
- Scale type
- Lydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- الصيغة
- W–W–W–H–W–W–H
- Parent scale
- E♭ كبير (Major) (degree 4)
What is the Lydian scale?
Lydian is the fourth mode of the major scale — a major scale with a raised fourth. The raised fourth removes the pull of the perfect fourth and leaves a floating, open sound used constantly in film scoring.
A♭ Lydian uses the same notes as E♭ كبير (Major), started from degree 4 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
A♭ Lydian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of A♭ Lydian
| الدرجة | النغمة | البُعد | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | B♭ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | C | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | D | TT | 6 |
| 5 | E♭ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | F | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | G | M7 | 11 |
Chords in A♭ Lydian
These are the triads built on each degree of A♭ Lydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on A♭
Every scale type that starts on A♭, for comparison.
- A♭ major
- A♭ Dorian
- A♭ Phrygian
- A♭ Mixolydian
- A♭ Locrian
- A♭ Harmonic Minor
- A♭ Melodic Minor
- A♭ Harmonic Major
- A♭ Hungarian Minor
- A♭ Phrygian Dominant
- A♭ Lydian Dominant
- A♭ Major Pentatonic
- A♭ Minor Pentatonic
- A♭ Blues
- A♭ Whole Tone
- A♭ Chromatic
- A♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- A♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- A♭ Bebop Dominant
- A♭ Bebop Major
Lydian in every key
الأسئلة الشائعة
What notes are in the A♭ Lydian scale?
The A♭ Lydian scale has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G.
What is the formula for the A♭ Lydian scale?
The A♭ Lydian scale follows the step pattern W–W–W–H–W–W–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is A♭ Lydian derived from?
A♭ Lydian is the mode of E♭ كبير (Major) that starts on its 4 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the A♭ Lydian scale?
The triads built from the A♭ Lydian scale are A♭, B♭, Cm, Ddim, E♭, Fm, Gm.
