SCALE REFERENCE

A♭ Melodic Minor

A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F – G1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Minor with a raised 6th and 7th — a minor tonic with a major-scale top half. In jazz it is used ascending and descending both.

Notes & degrees
A♭1B♭2C♭b3D♭4E♭5F6G7
NotesAb, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G
StepsW – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledJazz Minor
Piano
C♭FGA♭B♭D♭E♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭BC♭D♭E♭FGA♭B♭C♭GGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FGDE♭FGA♭B♭C♭D♭AB♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭EFGA♭B♭C♭D♭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♭C♭D♭E♭FGA♭EFGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭CD♭E♭FGA♭B♭C♭GGA♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iA♭mA♭m(maj7)
iiB♭mB♭m7
♭III+C♭augC♭maj7♯5
IVD♭D♭7
VE♭E♭7
vi°FdimFm7♭5
vii°GdimGm7♭5

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

iA♭miiB♭m♭III+C♭augIVD♭VE♭vi°Fdimvii°Gdim
Other scales on A♭

Core scales & modes

A♭ MajorA♭ Natural MinorA♭ Harmonic 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♭ 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
Melodic Minor on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯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.