eBGDAE 123456789101112131415 F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Ab Major Scale

The Ab major scale has a lush, romantic quality with four flats. Widely used in R&B, gospel, and jazz ballads, it produces rich chord voicings when played with barre shapes on guitar.

Also known as

  • G# Major
  • Ab Ionian
  • G# Ionian

Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes

AbBbCDbEbFG

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Ab Major scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

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