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A♭ double harmonic lydian Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: Fb, G, Ab, Bbb, C, D, Eb, Fb at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

A string: Bbb, C, D, Eb, Fb, G, Ab, Bbb at frets 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

D string: D, Eb, Fb, G, Ab, Bbb, C, D at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

G string: G, Ab, Bbb, C, D, Eb, Fb, G at frets 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

B string: C, D, Eb, Fb, G, Ab, Bbb at frets 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

High E string: Fb, G, Ab, Bbb, C, D, Eb, Fb at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

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Ab double harmonic lydian

The double harmonic lydian scale is the fourth mode of the double harmonic major scale: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, raised 4th, 5th, flat 6th, major 7th. Two augmented 2nds and a #4 pack it with as much exotic tension as seven notes allow. It shines over drone-based music, where every chromatic neighbor of the root and 5th can resolve inward.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A♭

I

A♭maj
B𝄫

bII

B𝄫sus4
C

iii

Cm
D

#IV

F♭7no5/D
E♭

V

E♭majb5
F♭

bVI+

F♭aug
G

VII

Gsus2

double harmonic lydian in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Practice the two augmented 2nds (bII (A) to III and, from the raised 4th's perspective, the gap into bVI (E)) as slides over a Ab drone.
  • Feature #IV (D) against the 5th, then resolve bII (A) down to the root; two exotic tensions, two clean landings.
  • It is the fourth mode of double harmonic major: same notes as the double harmonic a 4th below Ab.
  • Over a static major chord with both b9 and #11 available (guitar-friendly as a phrygian-major hybrid vamp), this is the full-color choice.

How to play A♭ double harmonic lydian on guitar

All but the B string ring in key when open, so open notes stay available in almost any position. Fret 1 on the G string is the root closest to the nut, and 4 on the low E is the lowest. A capo on that first fret turns the key into G, which lets you trade four flats for open-position shapes. Cm is the iii chord.

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