Scales
Ab Mixolydian b6 Scale
Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb
Ab Mixolydian b6 is a scale built on Ab with the notes Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb.
Ab Mixolydian b6 Scale
Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 | Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 | Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · 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 Mixolydian b6 is made of the notes Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W H W H W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of Ab Mixolydian b6 gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales Ab Mixolydian b6 shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
G# Mixolydian b6G# · A# · B# · C# · D# · E · F#
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales inside it
Ab Mixolydian PentatonicAb · C · Db · Eb · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Mixolydian b6.
Ab EgyptianAb · Bb · Db · Eb · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Mixolydian b6.
Ab Flat Six PentatonicAb · Bb · C · Eb · Fb
Every note of this scale is in Ab Mixolydian b6.
Understanding Ab Mixolydian b6
Names and spellings
Ab Mixolydian b6 and G# Mixolydian b6 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. G# Mixolydian b6
Common questions
- How do I play Ab Mixolydian b6?
- 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 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of Ab Mixolydian b6?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of Ab Mixolydian b6 gives Ab (I), Bbdim (ii°), Cdim (iii°), Dbm (iv), Ebm (v), Fbaug (VI+), Gb (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in Ab Mixolydian b6?
- Ab Mixolydian b6 contains the notes Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb, measured from the tonic Ab as the intervals 1P, 2M, 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 Mixolydian b6?
- From Ab the steps run W W H W H W 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.