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A♭ Whole Tone
1 – 2 – 3 – ♯4 – ♯5 – ♭7
ABOUT THIS SCALE
Built entirely from whole steps. The scale has a floating, unresolved quality and works well over augmented dominant sounds.
GUITAR FRETBOARD
A♭ Whole Tone
Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.
Scale note
Root
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Playback:
The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby
strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Key of A♭
Chord progression ideas
Whole-Tone Dominant
I7♯5 – II7♯5 – I7♯5
A♭7♯5
→
B♭7♯5
→
A♭7♯5
Augmented dominant chords naturally match the symmetrical whole-tone collection.
Augmented Vamp
I+ – III+ – I+
A♭+
→
C+
→
A♭+
Because the scale is symmetrical, augmented harmony can shift freely while retaining the same floating quality.