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A♭ melodic minor scale on guitar

A♭ melodic minor has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F, G.

A♭ melodic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG
Degree12♭34567
Step2122221

A♭ melodic minor on the whole neck

Every A♭ melodic 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♭ melodic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2Cb3Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2Cb3Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3Cb4Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4Cb4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ melodic minor
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A♭ melodic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156712b345672b3456712b356712b3456712b3456712b3456712b346712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A♭ melodic minor
Degrees

A♭ melodic 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.

A♭ melodic minor, position 1, frets 1 to 56712b3456712b3456716E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    A♭ melodic minor, position 2, frets 4 to 812b3456712b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      A♭ melodic minor, position 3, frets 6 to 102b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        A♭ melodic minor, position 4, frets 9 to 13456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes
          A♭ melodic minor, position 5, frets 11 to 1556712b3456712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in A♭ melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭mG♯ minor arpeggio
            2B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            ♭3C♭augB augmented arpeggio
            4D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            5E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            6FdimF diminished arpeggio
            7GdimG diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A♭ melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1A♭m(maj7)A♭m(maj7) arpeggio
            2B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3C♭–
            4D♭7D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4
            5E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            6Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 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♭ melodic minor, starting from another root.

            Melodic minor in every key

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