Also E♭ Major (Ionian), F Dorian
A♭ Lydian: A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F G. Formula 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7. Same notes as E♭ Major (Ionian), F Dorian, G Phrygian. A major mode with a raised 4th that floats rather than resolves: bright and dreamy, a favourite of film music.
Made of7
Contains & part of14
Relatives28
Same notes, other names6
Type1
One note away17
Progressions it is played over2
Genres that use it2
Cadences6
Cadences of A♭ Lydian
In E♭ major, the key A♭ Lydian belongs to
Progressions10
Progressions on A♭ Lydian
In E♭ major, the key A♭ Lydian belongs to
- Pop axisE♭IB♭VCmviA♭IV
- Sensitive progressionCmviA♭IVE♭IB♭V
- Doo-wop progressionE♭ICmviA♭IVB♭V
- Three-chord songE♭IA♭IVB♭VE♭I
- Jazz turnaroundE♭maj7Imaj7Cm7vi7Fm7ii7B♭7V7
- Canon progressionE♭IB♭VCmviGmiiiA♭IVE♭IA♭IVB♭V
- 12-bar bluesE♭7I7E♭7I7E♭7I7E♭7I7A♭7IV7A♭7IV7E♭7I7E♭7I7B♭7V7A♭7IV7E♭7I7B♭7V7
- Mixolydian vampE♭ID♭♭VIIA♭IVE♭I
- Minor plagalA♭IVG#mivE♭I