The A Flat (Ab) Phrygian scale is a dark, exotic-sounding mode used in styles like metal, jazz, and Latin music. On this page, you’ll find free guitar tabs for the Ab Phrygian scale across five positions, along with the scale formula, notes, and chords that fit over it.
Fretboard Position 1
e|----------------------------|-------------------4-| B|----------------------------|----------4--5--7----| G|----------------------------|----4--6-------------| D|---------------------4--[6]-|-7-------------------| A|------------4--6--8---------|---------------------| E|-[4]--5--7------------------|---------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|----------------------------|------------------------7-| B|----------------------------|---------------[9]--10----| G|----------------------------|-----8--9--11-------------| D|-----------------------7--9-|-11-----------------------| A|-----------7--9--[11]-------|--------------------------| E|-7--9--11-------------------|--------------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------9-| B|-------------------------------|------------[9]--10--12----| G|-------------------------------|-----9--11-----------------| D|-------------------------9--11-|-13------------------------| A|------------9--[11]--12--------|---------------------------| E|-9--11--12---------------------|---------------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------11-| B|----------------------------------|-------------------12--14-----| G|----------------------------------|-----11--[13]--14-------------| D|---------------------------11--13-|-13---------------------------| A|-------------[11]--12--14---------|------------------------------| E|-11--12--14-----------------------|------------------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|--------------------------|---------------------2-| B|--------------------------|------------2--4--5----| G|--------------------------|------2--4-------------| D|---------------------2--4-|-[6]-------------------| A|------------2--4--6-------|-----------------------| E|-2--[4]--5----------------|-----------------------|
Scale Formula & Notes
- Formula: 1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7
- Notes (in A♭ Phrygian): Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb
Related Scales
- Relative Major: E Flat (Eb) Major Scale Tabs
- Parallel Major: A Flat (Ab) Major Scale Tabs
Chords You Can Play Over Ab Phrygian
The Ab Phrygian scale works well over:
- Ab minor
- B diminished
- Db minor
- Eb minor
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