Ab Leading whole tone Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes + 7th · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♭
B♭
C
D
E
F♯
G
Solfège : La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Ré – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol
Interval Structure
A♭
T
B♭
T
C
T
D
T
E
T
F♯
½T
G
→
A♭+oct.
½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I+ | A♭+ | augmented |
| II+ | B♭+ | augmented |
| III | C | Major |
| IV | D? | — |
| v° | E° | diminished |
| VI | F♯? | — |
| vii | Gm | minor |
About this scale
The leading whole tone scale is a whole tone scale with an added major seventh. That single note restores a leading tone, and therefore a direction, where the whole tone scale floats without resolution.
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