Guitar UpscaleLydian + b2 scale on guitar
This eight note scale is Lydian with a flat 2nd added as a passing note to the 2nd.
| Notes in A | A Bb B C# D# E F# G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 2 3 #4 5 6 7 |
| Steps | H H W W H W W H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 8 |
| Style in the app | Major, scale "Lydian + b2" |
Play the A Lydian + b2 scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Lydian + b2 scale
The notes are root, flat 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, raised 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.
Lydian gives the bright, floating sound. The flat 2nd sits a half step under the 2nd and slides into it.
It also reads as a major scale from the 5th with an added flat 5th. Keep the flat 2nd short, on the way to the 2nd or the root.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 | Bb |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| #4 | Tritone | 6 | D# |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Lydian + b2 scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (B): B Bebop Dominant scale
- From degree 3 (C#): C# Aeolian + Dorian scale
- From degree #4 (D#): Eb Locrian with a Natural Fifth scale
- From degree 5 (E): E Ichikosucho scale
- From degree 6 (F#): F# Bebop Minor scale
- From degree 7 (G#): G# Aeolian + Phrygian scale
Lydian + b2 scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Db D E F# G A B | Open |
| Db | Db D Eb F G Ab Bb C | Open |
| D | D Eb E F# G# A B C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb Fb F G A Bb C D | Open |
| E | E F F# G# A# B C# D# | Open |
| F | F Gb G A B C D E | Open |
| F# | F# G G# A# B# C# D# E# | Open |
| G | G Ab A B C# D E F# | Open |
| Ab | Ab A Bb C D Eb F G | Open |
| A | A Bb B C# D# E F# G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb Cb C D E F G A | Open |
| B | B C C# D# E# F# G# A# | Open |