The A♭ Major scale contains the notes A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G. Smooth and expressive, it’s frequently used in jazz, soul, and gospel. Its relative minor is F minor. Below are five A♭ Major scale positions on the fretboard.
Fretboard Position 1
e|----------------------------|----------------3--[4]-| B|----------------------------|----------4--6---------| G|----------------------------|-3--5--6---------------| D|------------------3--5--[6]-|-----------------------| A|---------3--4--6------------|-----------------------| E|-[4]--6---------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|---------------------------|---------------------6-| B|---------------------------|-----------6--8--[9]---| G|---------------------------|-----6--8--------------| D|--------------------[6]--8-|-10--------------------| A|----------6--8--10---------|-----------------------| E|-6--8--9-------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|------------------------------|-----------------------8-| B|------------------------------|------------8--[9]--11---| G|------------------------------|-----8--10---------------| D|------------------------8--10-|-11----------------------| A|-----------8--10--[11]--------|-------------------------| E|-8--9--11---------------------|-------------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------9--11-| B|----------------------------------|---------------11--13--------| G|----------------------------------|-10--12--[13]----------------| D|-----------------------10--11--13-|-----------------------------| A|---------10--[11]--13-------------|-----------------------------| E|-11--13---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|---------------------------|----------------------1-| B|---------------------------|-------------1--2--4----| G|---------------------------|----[1]--3--------------| D|----------------------1--3-|-5----------------------| A|-------------1--3--4-------|------------------------| E|-1--3--[4]-----------------|------------------------|
Solo Over These Chords
- Ab major, Bb minor, C minor, Db major, Eb major, F minor, G diminished