Guitar · scales and modes
A♭ harmonic minor scale on guitar
A♭ harmonic minor has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G.
| Note | A♭ | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F♭ | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭6 | 7 |
| Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
A♭ harmonic minor on the whole neck
Every A♭ harmonic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".
- A♭ harmonic minor
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- A♭ harmonic minor
A♭ harmonic minor in 5 positions
The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.
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Triads in A♭ harmonic minor
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♭m | G♯ minor arpeggio |
| 2 | B♭dim | B♭ diminished arpeggio |
| ♭3 | C♭aug | B augmented arpeggio |
| 4 | D♭m | C♯ minor arpeggio |
| 5 | E♭ | E♭ major arpeggio |
| ♭6 | F♭ | E major arpeggio |
| 7 | Gdim | G diminished arpeggio |
Seventh chords in A♭ harmonic minor
| Degree | Chord | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♭m(maj7) | A♭m(maj7) arpeggio |
| 2 | B♭m7♭5 | B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭3 | C♭ | – |
| 4 | D♭m7 | C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 5 | E♭7 | E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4 |
| ♭6 | F♭maj7 | Emaj7 arpeggio · Emaj7 drop 2 · Emaj7 drop 3 · Emaj7 drop 2 and 4 |
| 7 | Gdim7 | Gdim7 arpeggio |
Same notes, other names
These scales use exactly the notes of A♭ harmonic minor, starting from another root.
Harmonic minor in every key
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