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Ab Major Pentatonic Scale — Guitar

Ab Major Pentatonic on guitar: notes Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F — free scale chart, no sign-up. The major scale with its two half-step degrees removed — an open, consonant five-note sound heard across country, folk, and pop melodies.

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Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.

  • E string: fret 1 F (6), fret 4 Ab (root), fret 6 Bb (2), fret 8 C (3), fret 11 Eb (5), fret 13 F (6), fret 16 Ab (root), fret 18 Bb (2), fret 20 C (3), fret 23 Eb (5).
  • A string: fret 1 Bb (2), fret 3 C (3), fret 6 Eb (5), fret 8 F (6), fret 11 Ab (root), fret 13 Bb (2), fret 15 C (3), fret 18 Eb (5), fret 20 F (6), fret 23 Ab (root).
  • D string: fret 1 Eb (5), fret 3 F (6), fret 6 Ab (root), fret 8 Bb (2), fret 10 C (3), fret 13 Eb (5), fret 15 F (6), fret 18 Ab (root), fret 20 Bb (2), fret 22 C (3).
  • G string: fret 1 Ab (root), fret 3 Bb (2), fret 5 C (3), fret 8 Eb (5), fret 10 F (6), fret 13 Ab (root), fret 15 Bb (2), fret 17 C (3), fret 20 Eb (5), fret 22 F (6).
  • B string: fret 1 C (3), fret 4 Eb (5), fret 6 F (6), fret 9 Ab (root), fret 11 Bb (2), fret 13 C (3), fret 16 Eb (5), fret 18 F (6), fret 21 Ab (root), fret 23 Bb (2).
  • e string: fret 1 F (6), fret 4 Ab (root), fret 6 Bb (2), fret 8 C (3), fret 11 Eb (5), fret 13 F (6), fret 16 Ab (root), fret 18 Bb (2), fret 20 C (3), fret 23 Eb (5).

Notes in the Ab major pentatonic scale

The Ab major pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6.

Ab Major Pentatonic — scale degrees and notes
DegreeNote
RAb
2Bb
3C
5Eb
6F

Ab major pentatonic on guitar

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