Scale · Guitar
A♭ Aeolian Scale · Guitar
Fretboard map · Guitar
Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭
Root: A♭
Intervals
1 · 2 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · ♭7
How it is built
This scale starts on A♭ and applies the intervals 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7. The result contains 7 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About A♭ Aeolian Guitar Scale
A♭ Aeolian Guitar scale uses the notes A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭. Its character is minor, dark and diatonic.
Character and sound
Minor, dark and diatonic.
Musical context and history
Modern Aeolian has exactly the same formula as natural minor. The two names describe the same interval collection when they start on the same tonic.
How and where it is used
Use it for natural-minor tonality, melody, rock, pop, folk, metal and modal harmony.
On guitar, the same pitch collection can appear in several fretboard positions. Favor comfortable fingerings, guide tones and open strings when useful; the map shows all available positions across the first twelve frets. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
This scale can be understood as a mode of the B major scale: it contains the same notes, but A♭ acts as the tonal center. Changing the center changes how the same pitches are perceived.
The formula on this page is 1 · 2 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · ♭7 and, from A♭, produces the notes A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the A♭ Aeolian Guitar scale?
The notes are A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · 2 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · ♭6 · ♭7.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Minor, dark and diatonic. Use it for natural-minor tonality, melody, rock, pop, folk, metal and modal harmony.
How can I check it on Guitar?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.