A flat major pentatonic scale on ukulele

The major pentatonic has only five notes: the major scale without the 4th and 7th degrees. With no half steps, it always sounds right: perfect for improvising in country, pop and rock.

On the whole neck

GCEAA♭B♭CE♭FCE♭FA♭B♭CFA♭B♭CE♭B♭CE♭FA♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 8

GCEAE♭FA♭B♭CE♭FA♭891011

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1A♭ (A flat)root
2B♭ (B flat)major second
3Cmajor third
4E♭ (E flat)perfect fifth
5Fmajor sixth

Steps between notes: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Relative scale: the F minor pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.

Other A♭ scales

The same scale in other keys