SCALE REFERENCE

A♭ Bebop Dominant

A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – G1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7

Mixolydian with a chromatic passing note between the b7 and the root — the extra note keeps chord tones landing on the beat in a running eighth-note line.

Notes & degrees
A♭1B♭2C3D♭4E♭5F6G♭b7G7
NotesAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, G
StepsW – W – H – W – W – H – H – H (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
CFGA♭B♭D♭E♭G♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFG♭GA♭B♭CD♭E♭BCD♭E♭FG♭GA♭B♭GGA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭GDE♭FG♭GA♭B♭CD♭AB♭CD♭E♭FG♭GA♭EFG♭GA♭B♭CD♭E♭

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AB♭CD♭E♭FG♭GA♭EFG♭GA♭B♭CD♭E♭CCD♭E♭FG♭GA♭B♭CGGA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on A♭

Core scales & modes

A♭ MajorA♭ Natural MinorA♭ Harmonic MinorA♭ Melodic MinorA♭ DorianA♭ PhrygianA♭ LydianA♭ MixolydianA♭ Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

A♭ Major PentatonicA♭ Minor PentatonicA♭ BluesA♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A♭ Harmonic MajorA♭ Phrygian DominantA♭ Lydian DominantA♭ Altered

Symmetric

A♭ Whole ToneA♭ Diminished (Whole–Half)A♭ Diminished (Half–Whole)A♭ Augmented Scale

World & exotic

A♭ Hungarian MinorA♭ Double Harmonic MajorA♭ Neapolitan Minor
Bebop Dominant on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.