Skip to content

Ab Lydian scale

It has 7 notes: Ab Bb C D Eb F G. Formula: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7.

Degree123♯4567
NoteAbBbCDEbFG

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 5Open position, frets 0–4 · root Ab
eBGDAE123467123#4567123#45671
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
  • B: 1 (3), 3 (#4), 4 (5)
  • G: 0 (7), 1 (1), 3 (2)
  • D: 0 (#4), 1 (5), 3 (6)
  • A: 1 (2), 3 (3)
  • E: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
Position 1Frets 3–6 · root Ab
eBGDAE34567123#4567123#456712
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • B: 3 (#4), 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • G: 3 (2), 5 (3)
  • D: 3 (6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
  • A: 3 (3), 5 (#4), 6 (5)
  • E: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 4–10 · root Ab
eBGDAE45678910123#4567123#4567123#4
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (2), 8 (3), 10 (#4)
  • B: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
  • G: 5 (3), 7 (#4), 8 (5)
  • D: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
  • A: 5 (#4), 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • E: 4 (1), 6 (2), 8 (3)
Position 2Frets 5–9 · root Ab
eBGDAE5678923#4567123#4567123
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (2), 8 (3)
  • B: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
  • G: 5 (3), 7 (#4), 8 (5)
  • D: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
  • A: 5 (#4), 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • E: 6 (2), 8 (3)
Position 3Frets 7–11 · root Ab
eBGDAE78910113#4567123#4567123#45
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (3), 10 (#4), 11 (5)
  • B: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
  • G: 7 (#4), 8 (5), 10 (6)
  • D: 8 (2), 10 (3)
  • A: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
  • E: 8 (3), 10 (#4), 11 (5)
Position 4Frets 10–13 · root Ab
eBGDAE10111213#4567123#4567123#456
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (#4), 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • B: 11 (2), 13 (3)
  • G: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
  • D: 10 (3), 12 (#4), 13 (5)
  • A: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • E: 10 (#4), 11 (5), 13 (6)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in Ab

Learn it in the course