Major & minor
A♭ major scale · also called the Ionian mode
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
How to play the A♭ major scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------6-8-9-| B|-------------------------6-8-9-------| G|-------------------5-6-8-------------| D|-------------5-6-8-------------------| A|-------4-6-8-------------------------| E|-4-6-8-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 4–9
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the A♭ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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