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A♭ major pentatonic scale on guitar

A♭ major pentatonic has 5 notes: A♭, B♭, C, E♭, F.

A♭ major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteA♭B♭CE♭F
Degree12356
Step22323

A♭ major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every A♭ major pentatonic 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 pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Ab2Bb2C3Eb3F3Bb2C3Eb3F3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3Ab3Bb3C4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3C4Eb4F4Ab4Bb4C4Eb4F4Ab4Bb4C5F4Ab4Bb4C5Eb5F56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ major pentatonic
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A♭ major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156123562356123561235612356123561236123566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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A♭ major pentatonic 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 pentatonic, position 1, frets 1 to 56123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 12 notes
    A♭ major pentatonic, position 2, frets 4 to 812356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 13 notes
      A♭ major pentatonic, position 3, frets 6 to 102356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 12 notes
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        A♭ major pentatonic, position 4, frets 10 to 135612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
          Position 4: frets 10–13, 12 notes
          A♭ major pentatonic, position 5, frets 11 to 155612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 12 notes

            Triads in A♭ major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            6FmF minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A♭ major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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