Scale

Ab Harmonic Minor Scale

The Ab harmonic minor scale (also written G#) — Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G — mapped across the whole guitar neck.

Also written G# harmonic minor. G# and Ab are the same pitch, though spelling it from G# would need double accidentals (G# A# B C# D# E F##), which is why Ab is the name in use.

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Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.

Ab harmonic minor is G# natural minor with the b7 raised: F# becomes G.

Notes
Ab   Bb   Cb   Db   Eb   Fb   G
Intervals
1   2   b3   4   5   b6   7
Step pattern
W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H
Chords in this scale
Abm   Bbdim   Cbaug   Dbm   Eb   Fb   Gdim
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