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A♭ Major Blues Scale – Guitar
The major pentatonic plus the b3: the slide from b3 to 3 is the classic country-blues move. Here it is in A♭: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the A♭ major blues scale
- A♭1
- B♭2
- C♭b3
- C3
- E♭5
- F6
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in A♭ major.
A♭ major blues scale on the whole neck
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 3–6
e|-----------------------4-6-| B|-------------------4-6-----| G|-------------3-4-5---------| D|---------3-6---------------| A|-----3-6-------------------| E|-4-6-----------------------|
Box 2 · frets 5–9
e|-------------------------6-7-8-| B|---------------------6-9-------| G|-----------------5-8-----------| D|-----------6-8-9---------------| A|-------6-8---------------------| E|-6-7-8-------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 8–11
e|----------------------------------8--11-| B|----------------------------9--11-------| G|----------------------8--10-------------| D|-------------8--9--10-------------------| A|-------8--11----------------------------| E|-8--11----------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 10–13
e|----------------------------------11-13-| B|-------------------------11-12-13-------| G|-------------------10-13----------------| D|-------------10-13----------------------| A|-------11-13----------------------------| E|-11-13----------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 1–4
e|-------------------------1-4-| B|---------------------1-4-----| G|---------------1-3-4---------| D|-----------1-3---------------| A|-----1-2-3-------------------| E|-1-4-------------------------|
A♭ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
G# major Backing Track - G sharp - Slow Classic Rock Ballad Guitar Jam Backtrack | TS 94 – Tomas Sandanus
Songs in A♭ major
These songs are in A♭ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Perfect – Ed Sheeran
- Viva La Vida – Coldplay
- Night Changes – One Direction
- Goodness Of God – Bethel Music
- Line Without A Hook – Ricky Montgomery
- The Greatest Showman - Never Enough – Misc Soundtrack
- Somebody To Love – Queen
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Enchanted – Taylor Swift
- Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
- The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss – Misc Musicals
- American Idiot – Green Day
Other scales in A♭
- G♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- G♯ Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- G♯ Natural Minor Scale
- G♯ Dorian Mode
- A♭ Mixolydian Mode
- G♯ Phrygian Mode
- A♭ Lydian Mode
- G♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- G♯ Melodic Minor Scale
Major Blues Scale in other keys
- C Major Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Blues Scale
- D Major Blues Scale
- E♭ Major Blues Scale
- E Major Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- A Major Blues Scale
- B♭ Major Blues Scale
- B Major Blues Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the Ab major blues scale?
Ab, Bb, Cb, C, Eb, F. The formula is 1 2 b3 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the Ab major blues scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 3–6. The root note Ab is on the low E string at fret 4.