A♭ Natural Minor Scale

A♭ minor

Notes

A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · G♭

Intervals

  • RootA♭ (1P)
  • Major 2ndB♭ (2M)
  • Minor 3rdC♭ (3m)
  • Perfect 4thD♭ (4P)
  • Perfect 5thE♭ (5P)
  • Minor 6thF♭ (6m)
  • Minor 7thG♭ (7m)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EBD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BA♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭E

On the fretboard, B represents C♭, and E represents F♭.

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3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1open · frets 0–6
EBGDAE357EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭
Pattern 2frets 2–7
EBGDAE357G♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭B
Pattern 3frets 4–9
EBGDAE579A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭
Pattern 4frets 6–11
EBGDAE7912B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭
Pattern 5frets 7–12
EBGDAE791213BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭E
Pattern 6frets 9–14
EBGDAE912131415D♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭
Pattern 7frets 11–16
EBGDAE121314151617E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭B♭BD♭E♭EG♭A♭

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE57A♭D♭G♭B
Ab root
EBGDAE3B♭E♭A♭D♭
Bb root
EBGDAE3E♭A♭D♭G♭
Eb root
EBGDAE79B♭E♭A♭D♭
Bb root
EBGDAE57D♭G♭BE
Db root
EBGDAE79A♭D♭G♭B
Ab root
EBGDAE912D♭G♭BE
Db root
EBGDAE79E♭A♭D♭G♭
Eb root
EBGDAE9B♭E♭A♭D♭
Bb root
EBGDAE121314E♭A♭D♭G♭
Eb root
EBGDAE121314A♭D♭G♭B
Ab root
EBGDAE121314D♭G♭BE
Db root

Diagrams

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

Ab Natural Minor Scale — notes Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
Ab Natural Minor Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
Ab Natural Minor Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel