JamEaseA♭ Lydian Mode – Guitar
A major scale with a raised 4th: dreamy and floating, the film-score and Satriani sound. Here it is in A♭: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the A♭ lydian mode
- A♭1
- B♭2
- C3
- D#4
- E♭5
- F6
- G7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – #4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in A♭ major.
A♭ lydian mode on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 2–7
e|-------------------------------3-4-6-| B|-------------------------3-4-6-------| G|-------------------3-5-7-------------| D|-------------3-5-6-------------------| A|-------3-5-6-------------------------| E|-3-4-6-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 4–10
e|-------------------------------------------------------------4--6--8--10-| B|-------------------------------------------------4--6--8--9--------------| G|-------------------------------------5--7--8--10-------------------------| D|-------------------------5--6--8--10-------------------------------------| A|-------------5--6--8--10-------------------------------------------------| E|-4--6--8--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 7–12
e|-------------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|----------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|----------------------------7--8--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-12-------------------------------| A|----------8--10-11----------------------------------------| E|-8--10-11-------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 9–14
e|----------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------9--11-13----------| G|----------------------------10-12-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|----------10-11-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-11-13----------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 1–5
e|-------------------------------1-3-4-| B|-------------------------1-3-4-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-------------| D|-------------1-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-5-------------------------| E|-1-3-4-------------------------------|
A♭ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
G# major Backing Track - G sharp - Slow Classic Rock Ballad Guitar Jam Backtrack | TS 94 – Tomas Sandanus
Songs in A♭ major
These songs are in A♭ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Perfect – Ed Sheeran
- Viva La Vida – Coldplay
- Night Changes – One Direction
- Goodness Of God – Bethel Music
- Line Without A Hook – Ricky Montgomery
- The Greatest Showman - Never Enough – Misc Soundtrack
- Somebody To Love – Queen
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Enchanted – Taylor Swift
- Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
- The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss – Misc Musicals
- American Idiot – Green Day
Other scales in A♭
- G♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- G♯ Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- G♯ Natural Minor Scale
- G♯ Dorian Mode
- A♭ Mixolydian Mode
- G♯ Phrygian Mode
- G♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- G♯ Melodic Minor Scale
Lydian Mode in other keys
- C Lydian Mode
- D♭ Lydian Mode
- D Lydian Mode
- E♭ Lydian Mode
- E Lydian Mode
- F Lydian Mode
- F♯ Lydian Mode
- G Lydian Mode
- A Lydian Mode
- B♭ Lydian Mode
- B Lydian Mode
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the Ab lydian mode?
Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G. The formula is 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the Ab lydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 2–7. The root note Ab is on the low E string at fret 4.