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Ab altered Scale
Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords
Audible Example
What does a Ab altered scale sound like?
Ab altered scale
Piano Fingering
How do you play the Ab altered scale on the piano?
Notes:
Ab
A
Cb
C
D
E
Gb
Intervals:
1P
2m
3m
3M
5d
6m
7m
Guitar Fingering
How do you play the Ab altered scale on the guitar?
Notes:
Intervals:
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About the Ab altered scale
This scale has a unique pattern of intervals that gives it a distinctive sound and character. Exploring unfamiliar scales is a great way to break out of musical patterns and discover new melodic possibilities. Try playing it over different chords to hear how its unique intervals create various moods and colors.
Notes
What notes are in the Ab altered scale
Ab - A - Cb - C - D - E - Gb
Formula
What is the formula for the Ab altered scale
1A - 3d - 1A - 2M - 2M - 3d - 2M
Intervals
What intervals are in the Ab altered scale
Root Note
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Minor 6th
Minor 7th