Ab Minor Blues Scale for Guitar
The Ab minor blues scale contains the notes Ab, Cb, Db, Ebb, Eb and Gb. Below you can hear it, see it on the fretboard, and work through the box shapes.
Play the Ab minor blues scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Ab minor blues scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1 | Root | 0 |
| Cb | b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| Db | 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 |
| Ebb | b5 | Tritone | 6 |
| Eb | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| Gb | b7 | Minor 7th | 10 |
Structure
Ab minor blues scale notes:
How the minor blues scale is built:
The minor blues scale is built from the degrees 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7, which gives the step pattern W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10. That makes it a 6-note scale.
It is also known as Blues Scale.
Ab Minor Blues Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (G)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
The minor blues scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
