Ab Persian with Double Flats
The Ab Persian scale uses the notes Ab, Bbb, C, Db, Ebb, Fb and G. Bbb is A, Ebb is D and Fb is E, so what you play is simpler than what you read.
Find the root on the 4th fret of the low E string and the 11th fret of the A string. The sharp version, G# Persian, uses the same pitches.
Play the Ab persian scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the Ab persian scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1 | Root | 0 |
| Bbb | b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 |
| C | 3 | Major 3rd | 4 |
| Db | 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 |
| Ebb | b5 | Tritone | 6 |
| Fb | b6 | Minor 6th | 8 |
| G | 7 | Major 7th | 11 |
Structure
Ab persian scale notes:
How the persian scale is built:
The persian scale is built from the degrees 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7, which gives the step pattern H-W+H-H-H-W-W+H-H (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11. That makes it a 7-note scale.
Ab Persian 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
3 notes per string — position 2
3 notes per string — position 3
3 notes per string — position 4
3 notes per string — position 5
Chords in the Ab persian scale
Stacking thirds on each degree of the scale gives these chords.
Other scales on Ab
Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.
- Ab Bizantine: 5 instead of b5
- Ab Arabic: shares 5 notes
- Ab Indian: shares 4 notes
The persian scale in other keys
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
