A♭ Major (Diatonic)

Scale

A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭

Voice-Leading Relationships

Has Modes

A♭ Ionian (Major)

B♭ Dorian

C Phrygian

D♭ Lydian

E♭ Mixolydian

F Aeolian (Natural Minor)

G Locrian

Shares notes

D♭ Pentatonic

E♭ Pentatonic

A♭ Pentatonic

Voice leading distance: 1

D♭ Major (Diatonic)

E♭ Major (Diatonic)

F Harmonic Minor

A♭ Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

A♭ Harmonic Major

B♭ Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

	Diatonic
	5	7	9 (or 2)	11 (or 4)	13 (or 6)
	A♭ Ionian (Major)
	A♭ Maj A♭ sus 2 A♭ sus 4	A♭ Maj 7	A♭ Maj add 9 A♭ Maj 6/9 A♭ Maj 9	Avoid 11 (D♭)	A♭ Maj 6
	B♭ Dorian
	B♭ min	B♭ min 7	B♭ min 9	B♭m11no 9 B♭ min 11	Avoid 13 (G)
	C Phrygian
	C sus 4	C min 7	Avoid ♭9 (D♭), ♭13 (A♭) C sus ♭9	Cm11no 9	Avoid ♭9 (D♭), ♭13 (A♭)
	D♭ Lydian
	D♭ Maj	D♭ Maj 7	D♭ Maj 9 ♯11 D♭M9♯11 no 5	D♭M7♯11	D♭ Maj 6 ♯11
	E♭ Mixolydian
	E♭ Maj E♭ sus 2 E♭ sus 4	E♭ Dom 7 E♭7 sus 4	E♭ Dom 9 E♭ Dom 9 sus 4	Avoid 11 (A♭)	E♭ Aug 6 E♭ Dom 13
	F Aeolian (Natural Minor)
	F min	F min 7	F min 9	Fm11no 9 F min 11	Avoid ♭13 (D♭)
	G Locrian
	G dim	G min 7 ♭5	Avoid ♭9 (A♭)	Gm11♭5 no 9	G min ♭13 ♭5