A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale

A♭ major pentatonic

Notes

A♭ · B♭ · C · E♭ · F

Intervals

  • RootA♭ (1P)
  • Major 2ndB♭ (2M)
  • Major 3rdC (3M)
  • Perfect 5thE♭ (5P)
  • Major 6thF (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912FA♭B♭CE♭CE♭FA♭B♭A♭B♭CE♭FE♭FA♭B♭CB♭CE♭FA♭FA♭B♭CE♭
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912FA♭B♭CE♭CE♭FA♭B♭A♭B♭CE♭FE♭FA♭B♭CB♭CE♭FA♭FA♭B♭CE♭

Ab Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with F Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 1frets 1–4
EBGDAE35FA♭CE♭A♭B♭CE♭FB♭CFA♭
Box 2frets 3–6
EBGDAE357A♭B♭E♭FB♭CFA♭CE♭A♭B♭
Box 3frets 5–9
EBGDAE579B♭CFA♭CE♭FA♭B♭CE♭FB♭C
Box 4frets 8–11
EBGDAE912CE♭A♭B♭E♭FB♭CFA♭CE♭
Box 5frets 10–13
EBGDAE121314E♭FB♭CFA♭CE♭A♭B♭E♭F

Diagrams

Ab Major Pentatonic Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

Ab Major Pentatonic Scale — notes Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
Ab Major Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions