A♭ minor pentatonic scale
5 flats: A♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ G♭ · pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W
A♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭
Step patternW+HWWW+HW
About this scale
The minor pentatonic is the five-note core of rock and blues soloing: the natural minor scale without its 2nd and 6th.
Relative key: C♭ major pentatonic.
Other A♭ scales
A♭ majorA♭ natural minorA♭ harmonic minorA♭ melodic minorA♭ major pentatonicA♭ bluesA♭ DorianA♭ Mixolydian
Minor pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the A♭ minor pentatonic scale?
A♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, G♭.
How many sharps or flats are in A♭ minor pentatonic scale?
5: A♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, G♭.
What is the step pattern of the minor pentatonic scale?
W+H–W–W–W+H–W, 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 major of A♭ minor pentatonic?
C♭ major pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.