Ab Harmonic Minor
A flat Harmonic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The Ab Harmonic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 4th string, 4th fret.
Ab Harmonic Minor one octave
Ab Harmonic Minor full fretboard
Ab Harmonic Minor with note names
The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | Unison | Tonic |
| 2 | Bb | Major second | Supertonic |
| b3 | Cb | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | Db | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| 5 | Eb | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | Fb | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| 7 | G | Major seventh | Subtonic |
Cb is equivalent to B, Fb is equivalent to E. In scale notation, the same note letter should not be included twice, if it can be avoided.
The A flat Harmonic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole and a half step, half step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with Ab Natural Minor apart from the major seventh interval (G).
A flat Harmonic Minor scale starting from E-string:
A flat Harmonic Minor scale starting from A-string:
The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.