What notes are in the Ab melodic minor scale?

The Ab melodic minor scale consists of 7 notes: Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F and G. These notes together make up the Ab melodic minor scale.

What intervals make up the Ab melodic minor scale?

The Ab melodic minor scale contains the following intervals from its root note (Ab): Ab (Perfect unison), Bb (Major second), Cb (Minor third), Db (Perfect fourth), Eb (Perfect fifth), F (Major sixth) and G (Major seventh).

Ab melodic minor scale

Q: How do you play the Ab melodic minor scale on piano?

To play the Ab melodic minor scale on piano, start on Ab and play the following notes in ascending order: Ab (Perfect unison), Bb (Major second), Cb (Minor third), Db (Perfect fourth), Eb (Perfect fifth), F (Major sixth) and G (Major seventh). Each note is played one at a time, stepping through the scale from the root.

The Ab melodic minor scale consists of the Ab (Perfect unison), Bb (Major second), Cb (Minor third), Db (Perfect fourth), Eb (Perfect fifth), F (Major sixth) and G (Major seventh) notes.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for the Ab melodic minor scale

How to play the Ab melodic minor scale

Find Ab (Root) on the piano keyboard
Play Bb (Major second) — 2 semitones above Ab
Play Cb (Minor third) — 3 semitones above Ab
Play Db (Perfect fourth) — 5 semitones above Ab
Play Eb (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above Ab
Play F (Major sixth) — 9 semitones above Ab
Play G (Major seventh) — 11 semitones above Ab
Play all 7 notes in ascending order to perform the Ab melodic minor scale

Scales with same notes

Db acoustic scale
F half diminished scale
B lydian augmented scale

Chords in this scale

Ab melodic minor scale

How to play the Ab melodic minor scale

Scales with same notes

Chords in this scale

G# chords

Ab chords

Bb chords

A# chords

B chords

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C# chords

Eb chords

F chords

G chords