A♭ major pentatonic scale
3 flats: A♭ B♭ E♭ · pattern W–W–W+H–W–W+H
A♭ – B♭ – C – E♭ – F
Step patternWWW+HWW+H
About this scale
Five notes, no half steps: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. With nothing to clash, any note sounds good over the I chord — the reason it’s everywhere in folk, country and pop melodies.
Relative key: F minor pentatonic.
Other A♭ scales
A♭ majorA♭ natural minorA♭ harmonic minorA♭ melodic minorA♭ minor pentatonicA♭ bluesA♭ DorianA♭ Mixolydian
Major pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the A♭ major pentatonic scale?
A♭, B♭, C, E♭, F.
How many sharps or flats are in A♭ major pentatonic scale?
3: A♭, B♭, E♭.
What is the step pattern of the major pentatonic scale?
W–W–W+H–W–W+H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on A♭ to get this scale.
What is the relative minor of A♭ major pentatonic?
F minor pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.