A♭ major pentatonic scale
A♭ B♭ C E♭ F·Tap a note to hear it
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F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
B♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
B♭
C
F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
A♭
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Scale guide
The A♭ major pentatonic scale
The major pentatonic drops the 4th and 7th from the major scale, which removes both half steps. With no notes that clash, it is hard to hit a wrong note, so it is a common first scale for soloing in country, pop and rock.
Its relative minor is F minor pentatonic, which uses the same notes starting from F.
- Notes
- A♭B♭CE♭F
- Formula
- 1 2 3 5 6
- Steps
- W W W+H W W+H
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in A♭ major
The A♭ major pentatonic scale works over the chords of A♭ major.