A♭ major pentatonic
A five-note scale built on A♭: root, second, major third, fifth and sixth. A bright, happy sound you’ll hear all over country, folk and pop.
- Notes:
- A♭, B♭, C, E♭, F.
- Formula:
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
- Style:
- Country, folk, pop, rock.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
Each position covers all six strings, with two notes per string. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 3 to 6
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------4-6-| B|-----------------4-6-----| G|-------------3-5---------| D|---------3-6-------------| A|-----3-6-----------------| E|-4-6---------------------|
Position 2: frets 5 to 9
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------6-8-| B|-----------------6-9-----| G|-------------5-8---------| D|---------6-8-------------| A|-----6-8-----------------| E|-6-8---------------------|
Position 3: frets 8 to 11
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|--------------------------8-11-| B|---------------------9-11------| G|----------------8-10-----------| D|-----------8-10----------------| A|------8-11---------------------| E|-8-11--------------------------|
Position 4: frets 10 to 13
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------------11-13-| B|-------------------------11-13-------| G|-------------------10-13-------------| D|-------------10-13-------------------| A|-------11-13-------------------------| E|-11-13-------------------------------|
Position 5: frets 1 to 4
It also works an octave higher, frets 13 to 16.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------1-4-| B|-----------------1-4-----| G|-------------1-3---------| D|---------1-3-------------| A|-----1-3-----------------| E|-1-4---------------------|