Guitar scale · Major & minor
A♭ major scale on guitar
Every position of the A♭ major scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is F natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of A♭ major.
- Notes
- A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 4–9, ascending
e|-------------------------------6-8-9-| B|-------------------------6-8-9-------| G|-------------------5-6-8-------------| D|-------------5-6-8-------------------| A|-------4-6-8-------------------------| E|-4-6-8-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A♭ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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