A major 3rd and 7th over a flat 2nd and 6th — the 'Arabic' scale, with augmented 2nds on both sides of the 5th.
| Notes | Ab, A, C, Db, Eb, Fb, G |
|---|---|
| Steps | 1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones) |
| Also called | Byzantine, Arabic, Gypsy Major |
Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.
The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.
| Degree | Triad | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ | A♭maj7 |
| ♭II | A | Amaj7 |
| iii | Cm | Cmin |
| iv | D♭m | D♭m(maj7) |
| V | E♭ | E♭? |
| ♭VI+ | F♭aug | F♭maj7♯5 |
| VII | G | G? |
These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:
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.