A♭ major pentatonic scale

A♭ major pentatonic

  • A♭R
  • B♭2
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • F6

Positions

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How it is built

  • Five notes: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. No half steps anywhere, so there is no wrong note over a major chord.
  • C and F give it the bright, country sound. Bend B♭ up to C and you have the classic major-pentatonic lick.
  • Same notes as F minor pentatonic, three frets lower. Same shapes, different root.

Chords that fit A♭ major pentatonic

Other A♭ scales