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A♭ major scale on guitar

A♭ major has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G. Also called Ionian.

A♭ major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG
Degree1234567
Step2212221

A♭ major on the whole neck

Every A♭ major 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♭ major scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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A♭ major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1567123456723456712356712345671234567123456712346712345676E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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A♭ major 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.

A♭ major, position 1, frets 1 to 5671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    A♭ major, position 2, frets 4 to 8123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      A♭ major, position 3, frets 6 to 10234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        A♭ major, position 4, frets 9 to 13456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes
          A♭ major, position 5, frets 11 to 15567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in A♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            2B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            3CmC minor arpeggio
            4D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            5E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            6FmF minor arpeggio
            7GdimG diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            2B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            3Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            4D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            5E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            6Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            7Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A♭ major, starting from another root.

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