Ab altered scale

7 notes · every tension altered · 7th mode of A melodic minor

A dominant’s root, 3rd and ♭7, plus all four altered tensions.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
majornatural minordorianmixolydianlydianphrygianlocrianharmonic minormelodic minorlydian dominantlydian augmentedalteredmajor pentatonicminor pentatonicblueswhole tonediminishedhalf-whole diminished

The notes of Ab altered

Ab
1
A
♭9
B
♯9
C
3
D
♯11
Fb
♭13
Gb
♭7

every tension altered

35791215♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭7♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯111♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭9♯93♯11♭13♭71♭9♯93♭13♭71♭9♯93♯11♭13♭7
Hover a note to see everywhere it falls.

Chords from Ab altered

Contains D7, the tritone sub of Ab7.

What to play Ab altered over

Chords on Ab made only of these notes.

AbaltAbm7b5Ab7b5Abaug7AbdimAbaug

Other modes on Ab

Ab melodic minorAb lydian dominantAb lydian augmented

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode