Ab Major Scale — Bass
Ab major scale (Ionian) on bass: notes Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G — free scale chart, no sign-up. The reference scale of Western music — every mode, key signature, and most chord theory is measured against this seven-note major pattern.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (6), fret 3 G (7), fret 4 Ab (root), fret 6 Bb (2), fret 8 C (3), fret 9 Db (4), fret 11 Eb (5), fret 13 F (6), fret 15 G (7), fret 16 Ab (root), fret 18 Bb (2), fret 20 C (3), fret 21 Db (4), fret 23 Eb (5).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (2), fret 3 C (3), fret 4 Db (4), fret 6 Eb (5), fret 8 F (6), fret 10 G (7), fret 11 Ab (root), fret 13 Bb (2), fret 15 C (3), fret 16 Db (4), fret 18 Eb (5), fret 20 F (6), fret 22 G (7), fret 23 Ab (root).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (5), fret 3 F (6), fret 5 G (7), fret 6 Ab (root), fret 8 Bb (2), fret 10 C (3), fret 11 Db (4), fret 13 Eb (5), fret 15 F (6), fret 17 G (7), fret 18 Ab (root), fret 20 Bb (2), fret 22 C (3), fret 23 Db (4).
- G string: fret 0 G (7), fret 1 Ab (root), fret 3 Bb (2), fret 5 C (3), fret 6 Db (4), fret 8 Eb (5), fret 10 F (6), fret 12 G (7), fret 13 Ab (root), fret 15 Bb (2), fret 17 C (3), fret 18 Db (4), fret 20 Eb (5), fret 22 F (6), fret 24 G (7).
Notes in the Ab major scale
The Ab major scale — also called the Ab Ionian mode — contains 7 notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Ab |
| 2 | Bb |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | Db |
| 5 | Eb |
| 6 | F |
| 7 | G |
Ab major (ionian) on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.