About the A flat Blues Minor Pentatonic scale
A flat Blues Minor Pentatonic is used for blues and minor-key solos that want extra weight. Think of it as a dark five-note scale with a flat sixth in place of the fifth. It is A♭ Minor Pentatonic with the fifth raised.
Its notes are A♭, C♭, D♭, F♭, and G♭. The formula is 1½ W 1½ W W. It is the third mode of F♭ Major Pentatonic.
Also called Rock Pentatonic and Malkauns.
Three of the notes in A♭ Blues Minor Pentatonic are black keys, A♭, D♭, and G♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CbC♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | DbD♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | FbF♭ | Minor 6th |
| 5 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W 1½ W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-3-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Blues Minor Pentatonic in other keys
C Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleD flat Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleD Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleE flat Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleE Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleF Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleG flat Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleG Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleA Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleB flat Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleB Blues Minor Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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