A♭ major pentatonic scale
Five notes, no clashes: country, folk and pop melodies. Major family
Sunny and open. Hard to play a wrong note.
Root position4 of 5
Square: the root. In colour: the 6th, the note that gives this scale its sound.
Built from
- A♭RW
- B♭2W
- C31½
- E♭5W
- F61½
It drops the 4th and 7th, the two notes that can rub against a major chord, so every note sounds safe.
Between the notes: W is a whole step (2 frets), H a half step (1 fret), and 1½ a step and a half (3 frets).
On the whole neckA♭ major pentatonic
Position 4 is outlined, frets 8 to 11. Pick another window to move there.