How to play the Ab Major guitar scale

The Ab Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the Ab Major guitar scale?

The notes in the Ab Major scale are:

Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

There are 7 notes in the scale with 4 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Ab Major Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the Ab Major guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The Ab Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at Ab Major on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

Ab Major Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the Ab Major covered in this page:

• The Ab Major Scale is a major scale.

• The definition of the Ab Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the Ab Major guitar scale are: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

• The interval formula for the Ab Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the Ab Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone