Harmonic Minor Modes - Locrian #6 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 2

Ab Lydian #2 scale numbers =         1, #2,  3, #4,  5,  6, 7,  8,  #9, 10, #11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Notice that #2/#9, #4/#11, 6/13 are the same notes.  

Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!

Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.

3 notes   = Ab, C, Eb                  = Ab major                                                   (Ab)

4 notes   = Ab, C, Eb, G             = Ab major seventh                                        (A maj7)

5 notes   = Ab, C, Eb, G, B         = Ab major seventh sharp ninth                      (Ab maj7/#9)

6 notes   = Ab, C, Eb, G, B, D     = Ab major seventh sharp ninth/sharp eleventh               (Abmaj7/#9/#11)                       

7 notes   = Ab, C, Eb, G, B, D, F = Ab major seventh flat ninth /sharp eleventh/thirteenth (Abmaj7/#9/#11/13)

More chords from Ab Lydian #2 Scale:

(remember #2/#9 and #4/#11 same thing)

Ab maj/6                                 = Ab, C, Eb, F

Ab maj/#9                               = Ab, C, Eb, B

Ab maj/#11                             = Ab, C, Eb, D

Ab maj/#9/#11                        = Ab, C, Eb, B, D

Ab maj/6/#9                            = Ab, C, Eb, F, B   

Ab maj/6/#9/#11                     = Ab, C, Eb, F, B, D

Ab maj7/6                                 = Ab, C, Eb, G, F

Ab maj7/6/#9                           = Ab, C, Eb, G, F, B

Ab maj7/#11                             = Ab, C, Eb, G, D

Ab maj7/#11/13                        = Ab, C, Eb, G, D, F 

Ab sus #4                                  = Ab, D, Eb, 

Ab sus #4/6                               = Ab, D, Eb, F 

Ab sus #4/#9                             = Ab, D, Eb, B

Ab sus #4/7                              = Ab, D, Eb, G

Ab sus #4/7/#9                         = Ab, D, Eb, G, 

Dont be afraid to work out these chords there are some incredible sound possibilities that normally you would never discover without putting in the time and effort.

So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Lydian #2 Mode.

Lydian #2 chord progression key of C harmonic minor:

Original progression  - Ab //// Cm //// Fm //// G ////                               (I, iii, vi, VII) 

Now with sub chords  - Absus #4 //// Cm/9 //// Fm7/#11 //// G7 sus ////  (Isus#4,iii/9, vi7/#11, VIIsus)

You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.

You can use any of the Ab Lydian #2 chords in this lesson to sub for the I of the Ab Lydian #2 Scale.

I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Lydian #2 chord progressions previously given (Harmonic Minor Modes - Lydian #2 - Mode 6) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the I chord with the new I chords from this lesson.

You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example G major becomes G seventh suspended fourth.

Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, third, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings. 

You can use all notes when multi-tracking.