Scale
A♭ minor pentatonic scale
The A♭ minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: A♭, C♭, D♭, E♭ and G♭.
- Notes
- A♭ · C♭ · D♭ · E♭ · G♭
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – W – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on A♭ and tap each note in order.
- A♭
- C♭
- D♭
- E♭
- G♭
The minor pentatonic scale is natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. Five notes, no half steps, and the sound of countless rock and blues solos.