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Aliases: Ab pentatonic

Ab major pentatonic Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a Ab major pentatonic scale sound like?

Ab major pentatonic scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the Ab major pentatonic scale on the piano?

Notes:

Ab
Bb
C
Eb
F
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Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
5P
6M
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the Ab major pentatonic scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
Bb
F
C
Ab
Eb
Ab
C
Bb
F
Ab
Eb
Bb
C
Eb
Bb
F
C
Ab
F
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb

Intervals:

E
B
G
D
A
E
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
2M
6M
3M
1P
5P
1P
3M
2M
6M
1P
5P
2M
3M
5P
2M
6M
3M
1P
6M
3M
5P
2M
1P
5P
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About the Ab major pentatonic scale

The major pentatonic scale is a five-note scale derived from the major scale by removing the 4th and 7th degrees. This eliminates all half steps, producing a consonant, pleasant, and universally appealing sound. It is used across virtually every musical tradition worldwide, from folk to pop to country to rock.

Notes

What notes are in the Ab major pentatonic scale

Ab - Bb - C - Eb - F

Formula

What is the formula for the Ab major pentatonic scale

2M - 2M - 3m - 2M - 3m

Intervals

What intervals are in the Ab major pentatonic scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 5th

Major 6th