Ab Minor
A flat Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The Ab Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones. The one-octave pattern starts on the 4th string, 4th fret.
Ab Minor one octave
Ab Minor full fretboard
Ab 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 |
| b7 | Gb | Minor seventh | Subtonic |
The third degree is written as Cb, which is the same as B. The sixth degree is written as Fb, which is the same as E. A practice in a scale notation is to not include the same letter twice, if it can be avoided.
The Ab Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step from the first note to first note in the next octave.
Ab Aeolian is the first mode of Ab Minor and therefore both scales include the same notes and in the same order.
A flat Minor scale tablature for four-string bass.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.