A♭ Melodic Minor Scale on Guitar
The A♭ Melodic Minor scale contains A♭, B♭, B, D♭, E♭, F and G — 7 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | A♭ | B♭ | B | D♭ | E♭ | F | G |
| Interval | Root | Major 2nd | Minor 3rd | Perfect 4th | Perfect 5th | Major 6th | Major 7th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Circle of fifths
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A♭ Melodic Minor scale?
A♭, B♭, B, D♭, E♭, F and G. That is 7 notes.
Which chords go with the A♭ Melodic Minor scale?
The triads built from its own notes: A♭m, B♭m, Baug, D♭, E♭, F° and G°. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.
Which smaller scales fit inside the A♭ Melodic Minor scale?
D♭ Major Pentatonic, B♭ Minor Pentatonic, D♭ Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and A♭ Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the A♭ Melodic Minor scale, so they can be played over it.
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