SCALE REFERENCE

A♭ Major Pentatonic

A♭ – B♭ – C – E♭ – F1 2 3 5 6

Also written G♯ Major Pentatonic — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The major scale with the two notes that can clash (4 and 7) removed — five notes that sound right over almost any major-key chord.

Notes & degrees
A♭1B♭2C3E♭5F6
NotesAb, Bb, C, Eb, F
Steps2 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 3 (semitones)
Piano
CFA♭B♭E♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFA♭B♭CE♭BCE♭FA♭B♭GA♭B♭CE♭FDE♭FA♭B♭CAB♭CE♭FA♭EFA♭B♭CE♭

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

357912AB♭CE♭FA♭EFA♭B♭CE♭CCE♭FA♭B♭CGA♭B♭CE♭F

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♭ Minor PentatonicA♭ BluesA♭ Major Blues

Jazz & altered

A♭ Harmonic MajorA♭ Phrygian DominantA♭ Lydian DominantA♭ AlteredA♭ Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

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

World & exotic

A♭ Hungarian MinorA♭ Double Harmonic MajorA♭ Neapolitan Minor
Major Pentatonic on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯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.