# Ab major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: Ab
- Notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else
- Enharmonic root: G#

## Diatonic chords

- I: [Ab](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/a-flat)
- ii: [Bbm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords#b-flat-minor)
- iii: [Cm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c-minor)
- IV: [Db](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c-sharp)
- V: [Eb](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/e-flat)
- vi: [Fm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f-minor)
- vii°: [Gdim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#g-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/a-flat-major