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Ab Melodic Minor Scale

The Ab melodic minor scale has a warm, complex tonality. Jazz guitarists value its modes for navigating chord changes, especially the altered scale built on its 7th degree for dominant resolution.

Also known as

  • G# Melodic Minor
  • Ab Jazz Minor
  • G# Jazz Minor

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7

Notes

AbBbBDbEbFG

Diatonic Chords

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

i G# Minor
ii A# Minor
III+ B aug
IV C# Major
V D# Major
vi° F dim
vii° G dim
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Related Scales

Other Ab Scales

MajorMinorHarmonic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianLocrianHarmonic Major

Other Melodic Minor Scales

CC#DEbEFF#GABbB