Scales
Ab Bebop Minor Scale
Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Ab Bebop Minor is a scale built on Ab with the notes Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb.
Ab Bebop Minor Scale
Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 | Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Ab Bebop Minor is made of the notes Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H H H W W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
Ab Bebop Minor is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
G# Bebop MinorG# · A# · B · B# · C# · D# · E# · F#
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales inside it
Ab Major PentatonicAb · Bb · C · Eb · F
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Ab Major BluesAb · Bb · Cb · C · Eb · F
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Ab DorianAb · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Ab MixolydianAb · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Ab Mixolydian PentatonicAb · C · Db · Eb · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Ab RitusenAb · Bb · Db · Eb · F
Every note of this scale is in Ab Bebop Minor.
Understanding Ab Bebop Minor
Names and spellings
Ab Bebop Minor and G# Bebop Minor are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# Bebop Minor
Common questions
- How do I play Ab Bebop Minor?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Ab Bebop Minor?
- Ab Bebop Minor contains the notes Ab · Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb, measured from the tonic Ab as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Ab Bebop Minor?
- From Ab the steps run W H H H W W H W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.