Ab blues scale

6 notes · the ♭5 passing note

Minor pentatonic plus a ♭5.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of Ab blues

Ab
1
Cb
♭3
Db
4
D
♭5
Eb
5
Gb
♭7

the ♭5 passing note

GEDCA35791215♭71♭34♭55♭7♭34♭55♭71♭3♭55♭71♭34♭551♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭5♭71♭34♭55♭7
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Chords from Ab blues

Every other note here is not a third apart, so it builds no chords. Play it over the ones below.

What to play Ab blues over

Chords on Ab made only of these notes.

Abm7Abm7b5Ab7sus4AbmAbdimAbsus4Ab5

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