Using the 4th-degree note can sound a bit out of unison from the other notes, but if you use it as a passing tone (bridge) in arpeggios, for example, it will sound great. Notice, that if you use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th-degree notes, you get the major pentatonic scale.

The 2nd and 6th-degree notes are extensions of major chords. Notice, that you get the G major chord if you use these degrees. Click on the following links to read more about arpeggios and related materials.Remember that this is a movable scale, so you can move this shape all over the fretboard.Īs you can see, the Ionian mode consists of major notes, therefore it can be used to play major chords, which are comprised of the 1st, 3rd, 5th degree. That covers the CAGED positions for the Ab Major pentatonic scale. Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 1st Position (lowest fret is 1) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 3rd Position (lowest fret is 3) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 5th Position (lowest fret is 5) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 8th Position (lowest fret is 8) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 10th Position (lowest fret is 10)

Let’s look at the 5 CAGED positions for Ab Major pentatonic.

As none of the notes in Ab Major pentatonic can be played on the open strings, there is no ‘open position’ for this particular scale. The best way to practise any guitar scale is to memorize the individual positions along the fretboard. Ab Major Pentatonic Scale CAGED Positions Therefore, the Ab Major pentatonic scale contains the same notes as the F minor pentatonic scale.įor an in depth lesson on the theory behind the major pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. The relative minor of Ab major is F minor. The A Flat Major pentatonic scale contains the following notes:

A flat major guitar scale